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History · Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek’s post office opened in 1873, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the First National Bank of Beaver Creek and the Bridge No. L-4646. Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1880.

1873first post office
2on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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How Beaver Creek began

When was Beaver Creek founded?

1873

The Beaver Creek post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 37 in 18802020 census: 280153 years
Founding year: the first Beaver Creek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Beaver Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beaver Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Beaver Creek’s homes were built before 1961.
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The story

How Beaver Creek came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Beaver Creek.

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A post office called Beaver Creek has been in operation since 1873. Beaver Creek was platted in 1877. The city took its name from nearby Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek was incorporated in 1884.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Beaver Creek, decade by decade

Today6 recent
PXL 202009292020PXL 20200929Beaver Creek MN water tower on I902016Beaver Creek MN water tower on I90First National Bank of2012First National Bank ofBridge No. L-46462012Bridge No. L-4646Bridge L-46462012Bridge L-4646MNMap-doton-Beaver Creek2005MNMap-doton-Beaver Creek
On the map

Beaver Creek on the map, 1967 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beaver Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Beaver Creek on the 1967 USGS mapBeaver Creek on the 1985 USGS map1967Hills sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beaver Creek.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Beaver Creek

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
First National Bank of Beaver Creek
First National Bank of Beaver CreekBridge No. L-4646
BuildingsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Reinforced-concrete Bridge1
First National Bank of Beaver CreekBuilding
Bridge No. L-4646Reinforced-concrete Bridge

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Beaver Creek, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 324

Between 37 and 324 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Beaver Creek’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Beaver Creek

Nobody well known was born in Beaver Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mamie Van DorenAmerican actress · b. 1931
Dennis DaugaardAmerican politician · b. 1953
Ellis Yarnal BerryAmerican politician · b. 1902
Kyle Vanden BoschAmerican football player · b. 1978
Dale MossPlayer of American football · b. 1988
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Todd LippertAmerican politician · b. 1977

Questions about Beaver Creek’s history

What year was Beaver Creek founded?

The Beaver Creek post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Beaver Creek?

Two places: the First National Bank of Beaver Creek (listed 1980) and the Bridge No. L-4646 (1989).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.