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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 Beasley Crossing (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 Beasley Crossing. 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 Beasley Crossing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beasley Crossing: Beasley Xing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beasley Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beasley Crossing.

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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Beasley Crossing is located in Natchitoches Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & Winn.

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

  • Natchitoches Parish     (The home parish of Beasley Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Flora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Provencal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Natchez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vowells Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Derry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Cloutierville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Natchitoches
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Robeline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Gorum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto Parish
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Rapides Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Mora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwoods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Zimmerman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Boyce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hemphill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Lake End
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Corleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Florien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Many
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou Scie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Negreet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Toro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Zwolle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Kurthwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Simpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hornbeck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Anacoco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Fertitta Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Lacamp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossing, with the one closest to Beasley Crossing listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Couley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Atlanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beasley Crossing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Beasley Crossing.

Cemeteries Near Beasley Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beasley Crossing.

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 Beasley Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beasley Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Downden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hardamon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vascocu Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bayou Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Foshee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Truer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Beasley Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beasley Crossing.

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

  • Bellwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Cypress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Provencal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Melrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bermuda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Vowells Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Kisatchie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
  • Derry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Cloutierville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Natchitoches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Robeline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Corleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Gorum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Beasley Crossing ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beasley Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beasley Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beasley Crossing.

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 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 Beasley Crossing:

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>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.
<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 Beasley Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beasley Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.