Welcome to Beasley ...

So far, we found very little information about Beasley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Beasley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beasley, please Contact Us.

Beasley would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.

The location of Beasley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beasley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Beasley is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Beasley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Beasley (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

If Beasley still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Beasley ...

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

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

• Gadsden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <6>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Anniston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <6>
• Jacksonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
• Rainbow City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <6>
• Southside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <6>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
• Attalla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <6>
• Glencoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Hokes Bluff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <6>

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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beasley. See our Newspapers Page for Beasley.

Adding Beasley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beasley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>

From that list, the Beasley post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beasley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/