Beech Creek, Kentucky
Beech Creek is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
Beech Creek | |
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  Beech Creek Location within the state of Kentucky  Beech Creek Beech Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′37″N 87°3′47″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Muhlenberg |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes | 42321 |
| Area code(s) | 270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 486696[1] |
History
A post office called Beech Creek has been in operation since 1906.[2] The community took its name from nearby Beech Creek.[3]
gollark: Increasingly, people seem to want their preferred laws to be enforced at the federal level, probably because something something internet something something greater visibility of further away regions of the country.
gollark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn
gollark: Is it *that* restricted? Apparently there was a thing where it was *somehow* ruled that feeding animals things was "interstate commerce" and thus federally controlled.
gollark: States set their own laws in some things, the central government sets laws for other things.
gollark: I have a rough idea.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beech Creek, Kentucky
- "Muhlenberg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Location of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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