Beverly is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Platte County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
.
It is within the
Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is located at the
confluence of
Bee Creek with the
Missouri River Floodplain.
Missouri Route 92
Route 92 is a highway in Platte and Clay counties in northwestern Missouri, United States. Its western terminus is a continuation of K-92 on the Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River at the Kansas state line, and the eastern terminus is a ...
and
Missouri Route 45
Route 45 is a highway in northwest Missouri, US in Buchanan County and Platte County which is largely in the bottom land alongside the Missouri River.
Route description
Its northern terminus is U.S. Route 59 just east of Atchison, Kansas whe ...
pass through the community.
Platte City lies four miles to the east on Route 92.
Weston Bend State Park
Weston Bend State Park is a public recreation area on the east bank of the Missouri River in Platte County, Missouri. The state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations whic ...
is just to the north on Route 45.
History
A variant name was "Beverly Station".
A post office called Beverly Station was established in 1874, the name was changed to Beverly in 1946, and the post office closed in 1960. The community was named after one Mr. Beverly, a railroad employee.
References
Unincorporated communities in Platte County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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