Beaver Falls, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:	Beaver Falls
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Renville
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	922
Coordinates:	44.5831°N -95.0472°W
Area Code:	320
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	639830

Beaver Falls is an unincorporated community in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

Beaver Falls was platted in 1866, and named for nearby Beaver Creek.^[1] A post office was established at Beaver Falls in 1867, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] Beaver Falls was the original county seat of Renville County.

Beaver Falls was listed as incorporated in the 1900 United States Census.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Upham, Warren . Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance . Minnesota Historical Society . 1920 . 455.
2. Web site: Renville County . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121024556/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Renville . 21 January 2016 .
3. http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/volume-1/volume-1-p9.pdf "Twelfth Census of the United States."