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Welcome to Beech Creek ...

Beech Creek is located in Clinton County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beech Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beech Creek has a population of 692 people<3> (see below for details).

Beech Creek is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Beech Creek is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Websites for Beech Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beech Creek, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beech Creek had an population of 692 people. This is a decrease of 1.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beech Creek had a population of 701 people. This makes Beech Creek the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 701 people, the population of Beech Creek decreased 2.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 717 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beech Creek.

Communities Also Named Beech Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Beech Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (2), Oregon 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.

  • Lock Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bellefonte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
    • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <5>
  • Avis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
    • Avis is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <5>
  • Flemington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Renovo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Millheim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <5>
  • Howard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <5>
  • Loganton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Loganton is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beech Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Beech Creek in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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 Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clinton, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beech Creek.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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