Welcome to Beech Creek ...

Beech Creek is located in Avery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beech Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Creek: Beech Crk. (or less commonly used: Beech Ck. or Beech Cr.)

Beech Creek is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beech Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Beech Creek: 828

Communities Also Named Beech Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Beech Creek: This one is located in Avery County and the other is located in Watauga County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 11 communities that are also named Beech Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Beech Creek ...

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

• Shell Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Boone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Elizabethton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <4>
• Winchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Woodby Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Mountain City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Trade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• Roan Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mountain
  • Roan Mountain is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roan Mountain <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• Banner Elk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Creek ...

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

Adding Beech Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beech Creek 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 Beech Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Beech Creek post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beech Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beech Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Avery County: www.averyco.com/gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/