A visit to the Beck Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Beck Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beck Cemetery (FG ID #2333462)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Beck Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beck Cemetery has been estimated.<3>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beck Cemetery
Lat: 34.5970° (34° 35' 49")
Lon: -87.4170° (-87° 25' 1")
The cemetery is located in Lawrence County<4>.
As an estimate, the Beck Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Town Creek.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of the Beck Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Beck Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beavers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Sanderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jetton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jetton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jetton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jetton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Blackground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roden Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Love Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Lansdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansdell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lansdell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- String Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the String Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the String Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The String Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Masterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Fergason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fergason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fergason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fergason Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edmond
- From the Beck Cemetery to Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Concord
- From the Beck Cemetery to Concord
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <7>
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mehama
- From the Beck Cemetery to Mehama
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Mountain Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <7>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <7>
- Dells Vista Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 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 Beck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Moulton
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Beck Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Beck Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5970, Longitude: -87.4170 |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |