Welcome to Beechwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Beechwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Beechwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beechwood, please Contact Us.

Beechwood would have been located within present day Wise County<2>.

The location of Beechwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Beechwood is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Beechwood was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Beechwood once stood is in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

While we believe that this Beechwood is located in Wise County, we know of another 4 Virginia communities named Beechwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mecklenburg, Newport News City, Prince George and Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 43 communities that are also named Beechwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beechwood ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <5>
• Norton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Wise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Jenkins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Coeburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Whitesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <5>
• Pennington Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Pound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Lynch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <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 Beechwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beechwood.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/