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 Beaver Creek (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 Beaver Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Beaver Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beaver Creek: Beaver Crk. (or less commonly used: Beaver Ck. or Beaver Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaver Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okaloosa County: Covington (AL), Escambia (AL), Santa Rosa & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Beaver Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Creek:
- Okaloosa County (The home county of Beaver Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milligan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Crestview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Svea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Wright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Niceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valparaiso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Escambia County
- Century
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Harold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Pace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mossy Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conecuh County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Lockhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Florala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Riverview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brewton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Flomaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Creek.
Cemeteries Near Beaver Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Creek.
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 Beaver Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Otahite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLellan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Griffith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Blackwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Beaver Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaver Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Creek, with the one closest to Beaver Creek listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Berrydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Beda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beda is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Boykin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Galt City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Florala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Creek.
Newspapers Published in Beaver Creek ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beaver Creek:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Okaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Escambia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Beaver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Beaver Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |