WayfarrowBeanville
Ghost town · Oceana County, Michigan
Beanville is a ghost town in Oceana County, Michigan. It is the only former community in Oceana County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beanville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.7667° N, 86.2167° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Walkerville, MI |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 5.8 miles |
| Coordinates | 43.76667, -86.21667 |
What's there now
Beanville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walkerville, MI (population 283), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Rivertonghost town · Mason County · 11.3 mi
- Pentwater North Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 11.4 mi
- Pentwater South Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 11.4 mi
- Pentwater Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 11.4 mi
- Little Sable Point Lightlighthouse · Oceana County · 18 mi
- Ludington Lightlighthouse · Mason County · 18.1 mi
- Lincolnghost town · Mason County · 20 mi
- Big Sable Point Lightlighthouse · Mason County · 25 mi
- Alleytonghost town · Newaygo County · 26.5 mi
- White River Lightlighthouse · Muskegon County · 29 mi
- Manistee Pierhead lightslighthouse · Manistee County · 34.2 mi
- Muskegon South Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Muskegon County · 37.9 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.