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Welcome to Beechmont ...

Beechmont is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Beechmont is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Beechmont (for example, toward Tell City (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Beechmont: 502

Communities Also Named Beechmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Beechmont: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Muhlenberg County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 6 communities that are also named Beechmont - they are located in New York, Nova Scotia (2), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Beechmont ...

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

  • Louisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Matthews
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
  • Hillview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beechmont ...

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

Adding Beechmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beechmont 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 (so far) for Beechmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beechmont post office opened in 1897. The Beechmont post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechmont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechmont - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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