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Welcome to Beecher Island ...

Beecher Island is located in Yuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beecher Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Beecher Island is described as "Named for Lt. Fred Beecher, who was killed in a battle with the Indians."

A typical abbreviation for Beecher Island: Beecher Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Beecher Island is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Beecher Island is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Beecher Island lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Beecher Island (for example, toward Bird City (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Beecher Island: 970

Communities near Beecher Island ...

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

  • Wray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Haigler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Idalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
    • Idalia is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <4>
  • Laird
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Laird is located in Yuma County
  • Hale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Yuma County
  • Robb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • Robb is located in Yuma County
  • Saint Francis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Eckley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheeler
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beecher Island ...

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

Adding Beecher Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beecher Island 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 Beecher Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Beecher Island post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beecher Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beecher Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/