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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 Beetree Ford (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 Beetree Ford. 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 Beetree Ford ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beetree Ford: Beetree Frd.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Beetree Ford is located in Levy 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 Levy County: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist & Marion.

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

  • Levy County     (The home county of Beetree Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beetree Ford, with the one closest to Beetree Ford listed first.
    • Gulf Hammock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williston Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Otter Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morriston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Inglis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yankeetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bronson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Bronson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Williston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meredith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Williston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Raleigh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Chiefland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beetree Ford, with the one closest to Beetree Ford listed first.
    • Archer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Arredondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Micanopy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beetree Ford, with the one closest to Beetree Ford listed first.
    • Citrus Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Crystal River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Beverly Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Diamond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Citrus Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Lecanto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hernando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie County
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beetree Ford, with the one closest to Beetree Ford listed first.
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fanning Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beetree Ford, with the one closest to Beetree Ford listed first.
    • Chatmire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Dunnellon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Reddick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • McIntosh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Suwannee County
    • Suwannee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee

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

Cemeteries Near Beetree Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beetree Ford.

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 Beetree Ford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beetree Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Erie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sand Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Priest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dog Ear Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Barber Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Plummers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sistrunk Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Beetree Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beetree Ford.

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

  • Gulf Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Otter Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellzey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellzey is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
  • Romeo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Bronson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Early Bird
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Early Bird is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
  • Williston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Meredith is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Rosewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rosewood is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Citronelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Blitchton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Blitchton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitchton
  • Sumner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sumner is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Leroy ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Leroy is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Cotton Plant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
    • York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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

Newspapers Published in Beetree Ford ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beetree Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beetree Ford, 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 Beetree Ford.

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 Beetree Ford:

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 Beetree Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beetree Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.