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Welcome to Beecher ...

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

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

Beecher would have been located within present day Prairie County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Beecher is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Beecher was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Beecher was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Beecher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Beecher - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beecher ...

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

  • Stuttgart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <5>
  • De Valls Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Humphrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Humnoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Almyra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Beecher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beecher in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Beecher was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beecher.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beecher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beecher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Beecher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Beecher area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.