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Welcome to Beechgrove ...

Beechgrove is located in Coffee County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Beechgrove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

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

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

Beechgrove lies within the (931) area code.

The ZIP code for Beechgrove: 37018<3>

Communities Also Named Beechgrove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beechgrove - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Beechgrove ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tullahoma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Southgate Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • New Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
    • New Union is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
  • Unionville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wartrace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beechgrove ...

Looking for more information about Beechgrove? 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 Beechgrove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beechgrove.

Adding Beechgrove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beechgrove 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 Beechgrove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beechgrove post office opened in 1819.

We also found Beechgrove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beechgrove.

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

The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechgrove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Beechgrove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beechgrove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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