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 Beard (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 Beard. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Beard is located in Hall County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Beard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beard:
- Hall County (The home county of Beard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Gay Lan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Gaines Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Summer Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Westside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Candler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gainesville Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Free Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hardman Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Buffington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hickory Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Ball Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- Cleveland Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Holly Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Lumpkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Peachtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Doraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Tucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Chamblee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Stone Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Clarkston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Johns Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Preston Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Roswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Sandy Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Rest Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Dacula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Regency Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Berkeley Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- Raoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Braselton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoschton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dahlonega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Bogart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Big Canoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Zingara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Split Silk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Nicholasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Between
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Campton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Youth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- White County
- Leo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beard, see our County-by-County Page for Beard.
Cemeteries Near Beard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beard.
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 Beard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alexander - Black Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sudderth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arise Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Beard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beard, with the one closest to Beard listed first.
- Buford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Suwanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Chestatee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hoschton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Candler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beard.
Newspapers Published in Beard ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beard, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beard.
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 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 Beard:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Beard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |