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 Beech Grove (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 Beech Grove. 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 Beech Grove ...
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 Beech Grove: Beech Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Grove.
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 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 and hospitals 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.
Beech Grove is located in Copiah 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 Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Grove:
- Copiah County (The home county of Beech Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hazlehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Glancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Beauregard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Carpenter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Claiborne County
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Terry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Byram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Choctaw Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Learned
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Tryus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- New Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Grange ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Rosella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- New Sight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- Ridgeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Alonzo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cato
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Flowood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Shivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mendenhall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beech Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Grove.
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 Beech Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <2>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <2>
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Rock 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beech Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Pearl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Gallman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Hazlehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Dry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Gallatin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beech Grove ...
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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Grove, 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 Beech Grove.
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 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 Beech Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beech Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |