Beech, Michigan | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Beech |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Redford |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1871 |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Established Date1: | 1872 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 42.3778°N -83.2956°W |
Elevation M: | 190 |
Elevation Ft: | 623 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 48239 (Redford) |
Area Code: | 313 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1617437 |
Beech is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. 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.[1]