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History · Beechmont

Beechmont’s post office opened in 1950

Most of Beechmont was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1913 on.

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How Beechmont began

When was Beechmont founded?

1950

The Beechmont post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 77676 years
Founding year: the first Beechmont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Beechmont’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beechmont are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19135 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1997. Watch Beechmont change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beechmont’s history is told.

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On the map

Beechmont on the map, 1913 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beechmont. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Beechmont on the 1913 USGS mapBeechmont on the 1953 USGS mapBeechmont on the 1963 USGS mapBeechmont on the 1982 USGS mapBeechmont on the 1997 USGS map1913Drakesboro sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beechmont.

The story so far

Beechmont, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beechmont yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Beechmont is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 776, up from 689 in 2010. The Beechmont post office is located at 3736 Merle Travis Highway. Old National Bank (ONB) is also located at 3740 Merle Travis Highway.

Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 689 to 776 (+13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Beechmont

Nobody well known was born in Beechmont itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States from 1861 t… · b. 1808
Miles HeizerAmerican actor · b. 1994
Bill MonroeAmerican bluegrass musician, songwriter · b. 1911
Terrence W. WilcuttAmerican astronaut · b. 1949
Benjamin Helm BristowUnion Army officer, lawyer, politician · b. 1832
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Paul RudolphAmerican architect · b. 1918

Questions about Beechmont’s history

What year was Beechmont founded?

The Beechmont post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.