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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beckville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beckville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beckville, please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beckville is historic, it would have been located within present day Kemper County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
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:
- Kemper County (The home county of Beckville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Giles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Wahalak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Lynville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Vimville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Cooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Shuqualak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Greene County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- West Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Epes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Moore Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
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.
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Enondale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anna York Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Danner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.
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.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Enondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Sucarnoochee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Tamola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Kemper Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamner is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
- Giles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Sumterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Dove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
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 36 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 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 Beckville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Noxubee County
- Greene County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beckville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |