Welcome to Beech Creek ...

Beech Creek is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beech Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Creek: Beech Crk. (or less commonly used: Beech Ck. or Beech Cr.)

Beech Creek is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Beech Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Beech Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Beech Creek: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Beech Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Beech Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Beech Creek ...

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

• John Day
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Day
  • John Day is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for John Day <5>
• Canyon City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Canyon City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Long Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <5>
• Monument
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <5>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Galena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Ritter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <5>
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Dayville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Dayville is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Creek ...

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

Adding Beech Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beech Creek 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 Beech Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beech Creek post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beech Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/