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 Beechwood (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 Beechwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Beechwood is located in Newton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Beechwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beechwood:
- Newton County (The home county of Beechwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Ponca
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Ponca is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
- Boxley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Parthenon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <2>
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Deer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <2>
- Vendor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Hasty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Mount Judea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Batavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Alpena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
- Bellefonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Valley Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rally Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rally Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Everton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Everton is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
- Bergman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
- Bergman is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <2>
- Keener ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Rudd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Metalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Green Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Urbanette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Oark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
- Oark is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <2>
- Ozone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Batson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Marble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Witter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Pettigrew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
- Pettigrew is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <2>
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Brashears
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Combs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hindsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Searcy County
- Pindall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beechwood, see our County-by-County Page for Beechwood.
Newspapers Published in Beechwood ...
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 Beechwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechwood.
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 Beechwood:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Searcy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Cemeteries Near Beechwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechwood.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beechwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Beechwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
- Whiteley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery
- Mossville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFerrin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFerrin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFerrin Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cecil Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Beechwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beechwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
- Boxley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Dinsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Dinsmore is located in Newton County
- Ryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Swain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Hill Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hill Top is located in Boone County
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Gaither
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaither have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Gaither is located in Boone County
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beechwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beechwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beechwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0081, Longitude: -93.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |