A visit to the Beech Hill 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 Beech Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Hill Cemetery:
34.7504, -89.0948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the northwest of the Beech Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Beech Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Curtis Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Curtis Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Creek Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Minter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
- Shelby Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shelby Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Whitten Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitten Town Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town Cemetery
- Ormans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ormans Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormans Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudspeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hudspeth Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Godwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beech Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Blue Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hickory Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Potts Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tiplersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Glenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Molino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Darden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
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 Beech Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beech Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Beech Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705871 (Beech Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705871 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitten Town
- Location given for Beech Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7503738 Lon: -89.0947896
- 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 Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Hill 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. |