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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 Beulah (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 Beulah. 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.

Beulah is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Henderson, Rutherford, Greenville (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Beulah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beulah:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Beulah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Mill Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Columbus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Tryon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Melrose is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Buncombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgecrest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Arden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
    • Busbee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
    • Skyland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swannanoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Montreat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Avery Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
    • Azalea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Azalea is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
  • Burke County
    • Brindletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brindletown is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Cliffside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
    • Byersville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Byersville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Mooresboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Boiling Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lattimore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • New House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Campcall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Kingstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Polkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Baxter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Baxter is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Saluda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bat Cave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dana is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Upward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Upward is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
    • Bearwallow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
    • East Flat Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • U-No
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • U-No is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
    • Zirconia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Barker Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
    • Carolina Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Vein Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
    • Sugar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Lackey Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
    • Moffitt Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Old Fort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Providence is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Dendron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dendron is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Greenlee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
    • West Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • West Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Green Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Rutherfordton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Lake Lure
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Holly Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Spindale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimney Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Village of Chimney Rock Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
      • Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
    • Alexander Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
  • Transylvania County
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Chesnee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <1>
    • Macedonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • East Gaffney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Gaffney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <1>
  • Greenville County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Gowensville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
    • Highland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Merrittsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
    • Tigerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Neal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
    • Greer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
    • Chick Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
    • Taylors
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Slater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Travelers Rest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spartanburg County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Landrum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
    • Campobello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Fingerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gramling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Inman Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
    • Inman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
    • Boiling Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Southern Shops
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beulah, see our County-by-County Page for Beulah.

Cemeteries Near Beulah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beulah.

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 Beulah - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beulah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.

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>

While we didn't find Beulah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beulah.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.

  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Poplar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Lynn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Tryon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
  • Mack ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mack is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
  • Green Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Uree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Uree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
  • Sandy Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Rutherfordton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Campobello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • New Prospect
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Melrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Melrose is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Fingerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beulah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beulah.

Newspapers Published in Beulah ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beulah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beulah, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beulah.

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 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 Beulah:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beulah) 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 Beulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.