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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Beech Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Beech Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beech Creek, please Contact Us.

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 Beech 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 Beech 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 Beech 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beech Creek: Beech Crk. (or less commonly used: Beech Ck. or Beech Cr.)

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Beech Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Levy County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Levy County: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist & Marion.

Below are the counties that are near Beech Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Creek:

  • Levy County     (The home county of Beech Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Creek, with the one closest to Beech Creek listed first.
    • Cedar Key
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Manatee Road
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
      • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
    • Chiefland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
    • Gulf Hammock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bronson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Yankeetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williston Highlands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
  • Dixie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Creek, with the one closest to Beech Creek listed first.
    • Suwannee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
    • Cross City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Steward City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
      • Steward City is located in Dixie County
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Creek, with the one closest to Beech Creek listed first.
    • Fanning Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Suwannee County
    • Suwannee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
      • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Taylor County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Creek.

Newspapers Published in Beech 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Creek.

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 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 Beech Creek:

Cemeteries Near Beech Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech 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.

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 Beech Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Creek, with the one closest to Beech Creek listed first.

  • Keen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Cedar Key Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
  • Atsena Otie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atsena Otie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atsena Otie Cemetery
  • Chiefland Community Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiefland Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiefland Community Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Hardee Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardee Cemetery
  • Usher Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usher Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Family Cemetery
  • Chiefland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiefland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiefland Cemetery
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Carter Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Sandhill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandhill Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove 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.

While we didn't find Beech Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beech Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Creek, with the one closest to Beech Creek listed first.

  • Suwannee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Levy County
  • Rosewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Levy County
  • Cedar Key
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ellzey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellzey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
    • Ellzey is located in Levy County
  • Chiefland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gulf Hammock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bronson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Meredith
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Levy County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Creek.

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Beech Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beech Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3336, Longitude: -83.0498       In this case, the coordinates for Beech Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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