Welcome to Beeks ...

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

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

Beeks would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.

The location of Beeks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beeks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Beeks is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Beeks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Beeks (for example, toward Roanoke (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Beeks still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.

Communities Also Named Beeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beeks - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beeks.

Communities near Beeks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beeks.

• Peachtree City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• Lawrences Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
  • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
• Carrolls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Griffin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Foreston Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Thomaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <5>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Hamptons Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
  • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
• Lovejoy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beeks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beeks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beeks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beeks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beeks. See our Newspapers Page for Beeks.

Adding Beeks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beeks in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beeks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beeks post office opened in 1884.

We also found Beeks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beeks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/