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 Beehive (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 Beehive. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Beehive is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Muscogee (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Beehive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beehive:
- Lee County (The home county of Beehive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Loachapoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Beauregard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Gwen Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Marvyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Union Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Three Notch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Boyds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Blackman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Cusseta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Osanippa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- River View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Eady City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Tallassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Notasulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Waugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Hugley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hurtsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Hatchechubbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Ladonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Seale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Reeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Tallapoosa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Camp Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- East Tallassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Benson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Dadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beehive, see our County-by-County Page for Beehive.
Cemeteries Near Beehive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beehive.
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 Beehive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beehive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCrary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Cherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Notasulga City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Beehive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beehive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beehive, with the one closest to Beehive listed first.
- Loachapoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Notasulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chehaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Tuskegee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Opelika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beehive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beehive.
Newspapers Published in Beehive ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beehive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beehive, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beehive.
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 websites either 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 Beehive:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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 Beehive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beehive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |