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Welcome to Beasley Fork ...

Beasley Fork is located in Adams County<1>.


The location of Beasley Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beasley Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Beasley Fork: Beasley Frk.

Beasley Fork is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Beasley Fork and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Beasley Fork: (937)

Communities near Beasley Fork ...

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

  • Maysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
  • Peebles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vanceburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
  • Seaman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beasley Fork ...

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

Adding Beasley Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beasley Fork 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 Beasley Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beasley Fork.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beasley Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.









 

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