Welcome to Beechburg ...
Beechburg is located in Fleming County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Beechburg is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beechburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Beechburg: (606)
Communities Also Named Beechburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beechburg - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beechburg.
Communities near Beechburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beechburg.
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <3>
- Flemingsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <3>
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <3>
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Burtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
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 Beechburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beechburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beechburg. 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 Beechburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechburg. See our Newspapers Page for Beechburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beechburg ...
Looking for more information about Beechburg? 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 Beechburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beechburg.
Adding Beechburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beechburg 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 Beechburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Beechburg post office opened in 1892.
We also found Beechburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fleming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechburg - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |