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Welcome to Beach ...

Beach is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Beach is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Beach is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Beach - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Beach ...

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

  • Tomball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Willis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
  • Oak Ridge North
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Splendora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Patton Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Roman Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodbranch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 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 Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beach ...

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

Adding Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beach 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 (so far) for Beach was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach.

Footnotes ...

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