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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beeks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beeks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beeks, 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 Beeks (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 Beeks. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beeks is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Beeks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beeks:
- Monroe County (The home county of Beeks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Greenwood Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Acker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Splunge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Una
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mhoons Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Carolina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Tremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Shannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bent Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Fayette County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Gu - Win
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Beaverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fernbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Guin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <2>
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (AL)
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beeks, see our County-by-County Page for Beeks.
Cemeteries Near Beeks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beeks.
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 Beeks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beeks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sartor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cockerham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Seely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely Cemetery
- The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Seeley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <3>
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Posey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
Beeks itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beeks, with the one closest to Beeks listed first.
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gattman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Splunge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molloy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Binford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beeks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beeks.
Newspapers Published in Beeks ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beeks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beeks, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beeks.
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 websites either 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 Beeks:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens 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 Beeks, 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> | 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> | 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- Beeks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |