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Welcome to Beech Haven ...

Beech Haven is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Haven: Beech Hvn. (or less commonly used: Beech Havn.)

Beech Haven is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beech Haven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Beech Haven: 302

Communities near Beech Haven ...

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

  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Townsend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greensboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Haven ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech Haven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.