Welcome to Beech Glen ...

Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beech Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Glen: Beech Gln.

Beech Glen is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Beech Glen: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Beech Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Beech Glen - they are located in New Brunswick, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Beech Glen ...

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

• Oak Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Summersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Fayetteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Montgomery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Ansted
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
• Glasgow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>
• Smithers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
• Pratt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Beech Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beech Glen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Glen ...

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

Adding Beech Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beech Glen post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beech Glen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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