Welcome to Beechwood ...

Beechwood is located in Cameron County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Beechwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechwood, 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.

Beechwood is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beechwood is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

While we believe that this Beechwood is located in Cameron County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Beechwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Delaware and McKean County.

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

• Saint Marys
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Ridgway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Johnsonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Emporium
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <5>
• Austin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
• Driftwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Driftwood is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <5>
• Weber City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Cameron County
• Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Elk County
• Cameron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Cameron County
• Gardeau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Gardeau is located in McKean County

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 for Beechwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Beechwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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