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 Beckville (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 Beckville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Beckville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Beckville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beckville:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Beckville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Shannondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- New Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ladoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- North Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Cherry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Gadsden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Whitestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elizaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Carroll County
- Prince William
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Fickle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Manson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Boyleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edna Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Beard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mellott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Veedersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Eagletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- North Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Brownsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Traders Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Speedway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crows Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Meridian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- North Crows Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Williams Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Grange Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Judson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nyesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Annapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Roachdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Blakesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Portland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Limedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Stockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beckville, see our County-by-County Page for Beckville.
Cemeteries Near Beckville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckville.
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 Beckville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beckville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hurd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hypes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Lowry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Beckville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beckville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- New Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shannondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Mace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Linnsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
- Max
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Smartsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ladoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazelrigg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beckville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckville.
Newspapers Published in Beckville ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beckville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beckville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Beckville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Marion County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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- Beckville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beckville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |