Welcome to Beans Creek ...

Beans Creek is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beans Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Beans Creek for more information about variations on the name of Beans Creek.

Beans Creek is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Beans Creek (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Beans Creek is located in the (931) area code.

Websites for Beans Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Beans Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beans Creek - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Beans Creek ...

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

• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
• Lynchburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Gattistown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Park City Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
  • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
• Decherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
  • Decherd is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <3>
• Southgate Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <3>
• Cowan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
  • Cowan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
• Skyline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beans Creek ...

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

Adding Beans Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beans 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 Beans Creek was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Beans Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/