Beech, Michigan

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Beech, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Beech
Location within the state of Michigan
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Beech
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°22′40″N83°17′44″W / 42.37778°N 83.29556°W / 42.37778; -83.29556
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Wayne
Township Redford
Established1871
Platted 1872
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48239 (Redford)
Area code 313
GNIS feature ID1617437 [1]

Beech is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The community is located within Redford Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, Beech has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

The community was given a post office under the name Beech on December 4, 1871, with Albert Fisher serving as the first postmaster. Beech was platted in 1872 and was also known by the name Fisher. It had a general store operated by Albert Fisher and a sawmill operated by Dunning, Fisher & Rhode. It was also known as Fishers Station after the railroad depot. The early village of Redford was also platted in 1872. The post office was absorbed into Detroit and closed on September 17, 1906. Today, the community of Beech is part of Redford Township, and the name is retained locally in Beech Daly Road. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beech, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN   978-0-8143-1838-6.
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