Welcome to Beech Run ...
So far, we found very little information about Beech Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beech Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beech Run, please Contact Us.
Beech Run would have been located within present day Randolph County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Beech Run is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Beech Run is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Beech Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Beech Run was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Beech Run ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Beech Run: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in Preston County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Run.
Communities near Beech Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beech Run.
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <6>
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <6>
- Womelsdorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <6>
- Helvetia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Helvetia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helvetia <6>
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <6>
- Florence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lee Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Elkwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph 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 Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beech Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beech Run. 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 Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Run. See our Newspapers Page for Beech Run.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Beech Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Beech Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Beech Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |