Beech Creek, Kentucky

Beech Creek
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°10′37″N 87°3′47″W / 37.17694°N 87.06306°W / 37.17694; -87.06306Coordinates: 37°10′37″N 87°3′47″W / 37.17694°N 87.06306°W / 37.17694; -87.06306
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Muhlenberg
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	42321
Area code(s)	270
GNIS feature ID	486696^[1]

Beech Creek is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office called Beech Creek has been in operation since 1906.^[2] The community took its name from nearby Beech Creek.^[3]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beech Creek, Kentucky
↑ "Muhlenberg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ Anderson, Bobby (Sep 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Greenville

Cities	Bremen Central City Drakesboro Greenville Powderly South Carrollton

CDPs	Beechmont Dunmor Graham Moorman

Unincorporated communities	Beech Creek Belton Bevier Browder Brownie Cleaton Depoy Ebenezer Ennis Earles Gishton Gus Holt Knightsburg Luzerne Martwick McNary Midland Nelson Creek Nonnell Penrod Rosewood Skilesville Weir

Ghost town	Paradise

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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