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Welcome to Beechwood ...

Beechwood is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Beechwood is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Beechwood is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beechwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Beechwood, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Beechwood: 906

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

While we believe that this Beechwood is located in Iron County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Beechwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass and Ottawa County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 43 communities that are also named Beechwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (5), Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beechwood ...

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

  • Iron River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stambaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Caspian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaastra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
  • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
  • Atkinson ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkinson is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Bates Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
  • Nelma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
  • Chicagon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chicagon is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beechwood ...

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

Adding Beechwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beechwood 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 Beechwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beechwood post office opened in 1889. The Beechwood post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechwood - 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/