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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 Beacon (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 Beacon. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Beacon is located in Mahaska County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahaska County: Jasper, Keokuk, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek & Wapello.

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

  • Mahaska County     (The home county of Beacon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Oskaloosa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • University Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Evans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Mahaska County
    • Givin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
      • Givin is located in Mahaska County
    • Fishville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Mahaska County
    • Leighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakonta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
      • Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
    • Keomah Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Exeelsior
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Wright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
    • Lacey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
    • Olivet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Mahaska County
  • Appanoose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Moravia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Iconium
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
  • Davis County
    • Carbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Lynnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sully
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
    • Killduff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
      • Killduff is located in Jasper County
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reasnor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reasnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
      • Reasnor is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Pekin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Linby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Delta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Coal Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
    • What Cheer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Thornburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Hayesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Martinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Sigourney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <1>
    • Keswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Tracy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Bussey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Harvey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Pella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <1>
    • Marysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Pershing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
    • Attica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Marion County
    • Indiana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
      • Indiana is located in Marion County
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Otley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Marion County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
    • Lovilia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
      • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <1>
    • Albia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Searsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Montezuma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
    • Deep River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Malcom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
      • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <1>
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
    • Kirkville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Chillicothe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Highland Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Blakesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dahlonega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Ottumwa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Ottumwa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ottumwa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Competine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Agency
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <1>
    • Cliffland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County

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

Newspapers Published in Beacon ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon.

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 helpful 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 Beacon:

Cemeteries Near Beacon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon.

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

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

  • Beacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Henness Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McGlasson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McGlasson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGlasson Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • De Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the De Long Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The De Long Cemetery has also been known as:
    • De Long - Delashmutt Cemetery
    • Delashmutt Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Long Cemetery
  • Prine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
  • University Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oskaloosa.
    • The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94797 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (400 more) ...
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evans Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Muchakinock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muchakinock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muchakinock 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beacon had a population of 570 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beacon had a population of 488 people.

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

  • Oskaloosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Givin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
    • Givin is located in Mahaska County
  • Evans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Mahaska County
  • Fishville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Fishville is located in Mahaska County
  • Leighton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Mahaska County
  • Exeelsior
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
    • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
  • Lacey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
  • Olivet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Olivet is located in Mahaska County
  • Eveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
    • Eveland is located in Mahaska County
  • Cedar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Mahaska County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tracy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Bussey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Rose Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 '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- Beacon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2764, Longitude: -92.6816    
<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.
<6>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 Beacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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