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Welcome to Beech Grove ...

Beech Grove is located in Nelson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Grove: Beech Grv.

Beech Grove is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Beech Grove: 434

Communities Also Named Beech Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Beech Grove: This one is located in Nelson County and the other is located in Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 26 communities that are also named Beech Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (3), Mississippi, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Tennessee (10), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Beech Grove ...

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

  • Waynesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Adial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Adial is located in Nelson County
  • Bryant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Nelson County
  • Lodebar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • Old Myndus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
  • Tyro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Jonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
  • Massies Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
    • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Sherando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Sherando is located in Augusta 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 Beech Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beech Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech Grove - 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.