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Welcome to Beechwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Beechwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Beechwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beechwood, please Contact Us.

Beechwood would have been located within present day Wise County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Beechwood is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Beechwood was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Beechwood was located: 276

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

While we believe that this Beechwood is located in Wise County, we know of another 4 Virginia communities named Beechwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mecklenburg, Newport News City, Prince George and Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), 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.

  • Big Stone Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coeburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pennington Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Pound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beechwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.