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Welcome to Beecher Island ...Beecher Island is located in Yuma County<1>. The location of Beecher Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> 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,<3> 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.<4> 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). Beecher Island lies within the (970) area code. Communities near Beecher Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beecher Island.
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.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Beecher Island. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beecher Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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