Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Beamon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Beamon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Beamon is located in Dale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Beamon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beamon:
- Dale County (The home county of Beamon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Arguta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Mabson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Bertha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Ariton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Clopton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Blue Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bullock County
- Perote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Mixson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Brockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Battens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Slocomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chancellor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Capps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Graball
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Headland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shorterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Screamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Kinsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Tidwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Webb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Tennille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Pronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Buckhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Banks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beamon, see our County-by-County Page for Beamon.
Cemeteries Near Beamon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beamon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Beamon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beamon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skipperville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Mims Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Echo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Beamon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beamon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beamon, with the one closest to Beamon listed first.
- Asbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Skipperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Arguta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Dillard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Bertha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clopton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Tennille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beamon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beamon.
Newspapers Published in Beamon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beamon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beamon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beamon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beamon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beamon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beamon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |