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 Becks Mill (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 Becks Mill. 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 Becks Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Becks Mill: Becks Ml. (or less commonly used: Becks Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Becks Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Becks Mill may originally have been Beck's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Becks Mill might be written as Beck Mill.
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 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.
Becks Mill is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Becks Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Becks Mill:
- Washington County (The home county of Becks Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- New Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Smedley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Borden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Underwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Speed
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Sellersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Depauw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- New Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Crandall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Medora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crothersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- New Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kurtz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fort Ritner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Stonington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Tunnelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Spring Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Georgia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Erie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Bromer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Leipsic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Paoli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Scottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blocher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Parkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Shively
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade County (KY)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Oldham County (KY)
- Harmony Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Becks Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Becks Mill.
Cemeteries Near Becks Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Becks Mill.
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 Becks Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Becks Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Becks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kansas Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith - Miller Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coggswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Voyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rickerd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Becks Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Becks Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Becks Mill, with the one closest to Becks Mill listed first.
- Organ Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smedley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Farabee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
- Hitchcock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Rego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rego is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Campbellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Becks Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Becks Mill.
Newspapers Published in Becks Mill ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Becks Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Becks Mill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Becks Mill.
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 Becks Mill:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Becks Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Becks Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |