Welcome to Beechwood ...
Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County<1>.
The location of Beechwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Beechwood is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Beechwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Beechwood: (920) & (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Beechwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Virginia (5) and West Virginia (4).
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.
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Port Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Slinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Saukville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Kewaskum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Oostburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Lomira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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.
Adding Beechwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beechwood 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 Beechwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Beechwood post office opened in 1851.
We also found Beechwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |