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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 Beulah (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 Beulah. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Beulah is located in Phelps County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.

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

  • Phelps County     (The home county of Beulah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Duke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Doolittle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Rolla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County
    • Cook Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Lenox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Coulstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lecoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Jack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Lake Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jadwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Howes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Doss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Winnipeg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Lynchburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Falcon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Competition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Abo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Devils Elbow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Robert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laquey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Dixon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Crocker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedeborg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Shannon County
    • Akers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Licking
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Roby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Success
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plato
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Bucyrus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Raymondville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Huggins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Astoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Graff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Green Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain

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

Cemeteries Near Beulah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beulah.

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 Beulah - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutchison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trout Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roseberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Omalley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Craddock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Ray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kitchen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Renaud Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beulah had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blooming Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
  • Sherrill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherrill is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Edgar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Licking
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Big Piney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
  • Coulstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Spring Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Anutt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
  • Yancy Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hedrick ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hedrick is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Roby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Lecoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma

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

Newspapers Published in Beulah ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beulah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beulah, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beulah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Beulah:

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>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 Beulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Beulah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.