'''BEASON'''
is an
unincorporated census-designated place in
Oran Township,
Logan County,
Illinois,
USA. The town lies one mile (1.6 km) south of
Illinois Route 10. As of the
2010 census, Beason has a population of 189.
[Interwiki: cite web » title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=9 March 2011] Beason has a
post office with
ZIP code 62512.
HISTORY
Beason was established on July 29, 1872 by Silas Beason, for whom the town is named. It was founded as a stop on the
Havana, Lincoln, and Eastern Railroad, which is now a branch of the
Illinois Central Railroad. The first store in Beason was a grocery opened by Berryman H. Pendleton, who later became Beason's first postmaster. Beason's school was built in 1893 and its
Methodist church was built in 1904.
[Interwiki: cite web » last=Stringer |first=Lawrence |coauthors= |title=History of Beason, IL |url=http://history.rays-place.com/il/logan-beason.htm |year=1911 |work=History of Logan County, Illinois |publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company |accessdate=24 September 2009]
GEOGRAPHY
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Beason is located at Interwiki: Coord » 40|08|37|N|89|11|36|W|type:city at an elevation of Interwiki: convert » 640|ft|m.
DEMOGRAPHICS
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As of the
2010 census, Beason has a population of 189.
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