Beaumont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler County, Kansas, United States.

Homesteaders from Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, and other eastern states came because of an abundance of cheap land.

The water tower, built in 1885, stands across from the hotel and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

These included a hardware store and lumber yard, as well as a pharmacy owned by the town's only physician and surgeon, Dr. William James Phillips.

[6] A post office was opened in Beaumont on June 3, 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on August 16, 1997.

The community is featured in the storyline of the 1998 film "The Long Way Home" starring Jack Lemmon.

[8] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.