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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beckleys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beckleys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beckleys, please Contact Us.
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 Beckleys (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 Beckleys. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beckleys is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Beckleys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beckleys:
- Marengo County (The home county of Beckleys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Myrtlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Half Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Moss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hugo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Jachin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Cromwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Red Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Morvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Glover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Atkeison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- Central Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Forkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Miller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Gallion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Bellamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Coatopa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Brewersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Intercourse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Moore Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Kinterbish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Lamison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Catherine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Kimbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Gastonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beckleys, see our County-by-County Page for Beckleys.
Cemeteries Near Beckleys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckleys.
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 Beckleys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beckleys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Beckleys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beckleys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beckleys, with the one closest to Beckleys listed first.
- Myrtlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Rembert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Octagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Robjohn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Nanafalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Moss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Old Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Coatopa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beckleys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckleys.
Newspapers Published in Beckleys ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckleys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beckleys, 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 Beckleys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beckleys:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Beckleys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beckleys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |