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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 Beech Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...

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.

Another variation: Beechhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Hill.

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 doctors 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.

Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.

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

  • Wilkinson County     (The home county of Beech Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Toomsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Irwinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dedrich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Ivey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • The Colony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Coopers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Black Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Hardwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown's Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Meriwether
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Mountain Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Haddock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Pitts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Fortville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Dudley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Montrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rentz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Dry Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
    • Gardner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deepstep
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Goat Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Tennille
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Riddleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Warthen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Beech Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Hill.

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 Beech Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stevens - Cason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lords Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (384 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • David Clay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beech Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oconee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toomsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Irwinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McIntyre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tennille
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepstep
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wrightsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ivey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Lovett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Spann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Spann is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
    • Sun Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Dudley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Beech Hill ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hill:

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 Beech Hill, 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- Beech Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.