A visit to the Beam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beam Cemetery:
31.4213, -90.6820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Beam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Bude.
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61256 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- O Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The O Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Zion Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bockles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Beam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- McCall Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Cobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Norfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Bear Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Bewelcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692486 (Beam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692486 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Springs
- Location given for Beam Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4212842 Lon: -90.6820448
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Beam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |