Welcome to Beelick Knob ...
Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beelick Knob, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
Beelick Knob is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beelick Knob is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Beelick Knob lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Beelick Knob: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Beelick Knob ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beelick Knob.
- Beckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rainelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
- Alderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Beelick Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beelick Knob.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beelick Knob. 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 Beelick Knob.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beelick Knob. See our Newspapers Page for Beelick Knob.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beelick Knob ...
Looking for more information about Beelick Knob? 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 Beelick Knob, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beelick Knob.
Adding Beelick Knob to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beelick Knob 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 Beelick Knob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Beelick Knob post office opened in 1926.
We also found Beelick Knob in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beelick Knob.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beelick Knob - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Beelick Knob area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Beelick Knob area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |