A visit to the Beard Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beard Cemetery:
33.4010, -88.1197
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Beard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Gore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McShan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Ethelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stansel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fernbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Beaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113691 (Beard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113691 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reform
- Location given for Beard Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4009515 Lon: -88.1197501
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Beard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |