Beechwood was a hamlet located at the intersection of Concessions 4 and 5 and the sideroad between Lots 10 and 11 in McKillop Township. A post office was established at Beechwood in June 1877. It was likely located in a house. John Reedy was the first postmaster. This post office served the Irish Settlement in the Dublin-St. Columban area. Belden's 1879 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Huron describes Beechwood as a post office "pure and simple," but there may have been a store and some other trades people here in the early days.

Beechwood Store was owned and operated by George K. Holland, act-ing as grocery, hardware and soft goods store, and post office. Beech-wood was assigned as the postal address. The store wagon had a daily route to local farms, giving busy housewives the chance to choose from a selection of sta-ples or to place an order for delivery next time. When George died in 1924, the business pass-ed to his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Jim Carlin.

The store business declin-ed with changes in the rural community and the advent of rural route mail service. Joe Carroll bought it c. 1960. He was related to the police officer who was a thorn in the side of Lucan's "Black" Donnellys.

Beechwood Pottery is an active participant in Doors Open Huron East.