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Welcome to Beasley ...

Beasley is located in Marshall County<1>.


The location of Beasley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beasley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Beasley is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beasley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beasley is within the (931) area code.

Websites for Beasley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beasley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Beasley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Beasley: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Dickson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 9 communities that are also named Beasley - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beasley.

Communities near Beasley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beasley.

  • Murfreesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nolensville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
    • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
  • Thompson's Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Eagleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beasley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beasley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beasley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beasley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beasley ...

Looking for more information about Beasley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beasley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beasley.

Adding Beasley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beasley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beasley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beasley post office opened in 1880.

We also found Beasley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beasley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beasley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beasley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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