Welcome to Beefhide ...

Beefhide is primarily located in Letcher County<1>. A portion of Beefhide extends into Pike County.

The location of Beefhide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beefhide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Beefhide is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beefhide lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beefhide is within the (606) area code.

Communities near Beefhide ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beefhide.

• Pikeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Wise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Whitesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Clintwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Pound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Fleming - Neon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Pippa Passes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Wheelwright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beefhide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beefhide.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beefhide. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beefhide.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beefhide. See our Newspapers Page for Beefhide.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beefhide ...

Looking for more information about Beefhide? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beefhide, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beefhide.

Adding Beefhide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beefhide in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beefhide was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Beefhide in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Beefhide post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beefhide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beefhide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/