Beechy, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tygarts Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41175. It stands on Blackbird Branch. The Survey maps it on the Load quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Load quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
165 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Beechy between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,103 acres in total. None started naturally. 44 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHEEP HOLL |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Beechy: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenup Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hannah Clay Co. Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Howland Tract Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beechy in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flood | Beechy | $10,000 | Tygarts Creek near Grayson flooded on the 10th. The creek rose above its 20 foot flood stage just after noon. It crested at 20.7 feet in minor flood stage that evening and returned within its banks shortly after midnight on the 11th. This flooded low areas along SR 7 and CR 2070. The country story and some homes near the creek in the town of Load also had minor flooding. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beechy | $500 | Two trees were blown down and obstructed traffic along Pinson Ridge Road and Plum Fork Road in Maloneton. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beechy | $200 | A tree was blown down along Beechy Creek near the Beechy township. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Beechy | - | Tygarts Creek near Greenup exceeded a bankfull level of 20 feet on the evening of April 4th. The creek rose to a crest around 20.1 feet and then receded back into its banks early the next morning. Low areas along Route 7 and Route 2070, and the country store in Load flooded as a result. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letitia | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lynn | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Walsh | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Truitt | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Maloneton | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Branch | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lloyd | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Oliver Station | 4.9 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122551899 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507482. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






