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 Beechville (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 Beechville. 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 hospitals 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.
Beechville is located in Metcalfe County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Beechville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beechville:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Beechville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Knob Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Keltner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Nell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Pickett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Gradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Toria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Sparksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Breeding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Bliss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Allen County
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Slick Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Hiseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Kino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Coral Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Eighty Eight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Nobob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Etoile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Dubre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Bakerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Liletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Gabe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Three Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Horse Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Munfordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Hammonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Meshack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Long Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Wright's
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Maple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Acton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Clay County (TN)
- Boles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beechville, see our County-by-County Page for Beechville.
Cemeteries Near Beechville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechville.
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 Beechville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beechville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shuffet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bragg Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Cassady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Beechville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beechville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beechville, with the one closest to Beechville listed first.
- Knob Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Savoyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Crailhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Keltner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Nell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Slick Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Three Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Gradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beechville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beechville.
Newspapers Published in Beechville ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Beechville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Clay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechville) 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 Beechville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |