Welcome to Beachton ...

Beachton is located in McCurtain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beachton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Beachton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beachton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Beachton: (580)

Communities Also Named Beachton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beachton - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beachton.

Communities near Beachton ...

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

• Mena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Wickes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Wickes is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <4>
• Hatfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <4>
• Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Smithville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Vandervoort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Octavia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
  • Octavia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Octavia <4>
• Big Cedar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
• Bog Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
• Potter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County (AR)

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 Beachton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beachton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beachton. 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 Beachton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beachton ...

Looking for more information about Beachton? 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 Beachton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beachton.

Adding Beachton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beachton 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 Beachton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beachton post office opened in 1919.

We also found Beachton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beachton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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