Welcome to Beech ...
So far, we found very little information about Beech. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beech to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beech, please Contact Us.
Beech would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beech, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Beech is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Beech was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Beech was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Beech ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Beech - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech.
Communities near Beech ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beech.
- Winnfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
- Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <6>
- Olla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
- Olla is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <6>
- Urania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
- Urania is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <6>
- Clarks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <6>
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <6>
- Tullos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
- Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <6>
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <6>
- Sikes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
- Sikes is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <6>
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beech.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beech. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech. See our Newspapers Page for Beech.
Adding Beech to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beech in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beech was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Beech post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beech.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beech, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Beech area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Beech area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |