A visit to the Beechwood 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 Beechwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beechwood Cemetery:
35.9593, -78.9125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Durham County<2>.
The county seat for Durham County is located in Durham. Durham lies just to the north northeast of the Beechwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beechwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Beechwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49165 <5>
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunagan Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunagan Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunagan Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389966 <5>
- Partin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Latta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Latta Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparrows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparrows Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Cemetery
- Joseph Alexander Holloway Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McCauley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Riggsbee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Riggsbee Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsbee Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Tilley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Tilley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
- Raleigh Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Governor Burke Grave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Governor Burke Grave is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Burke Grave
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Manns Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Manns Chapel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Chapel Cemetery
- Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coley Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coley Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Brassfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- The American Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oak Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Summerfield Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Tenney Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Davie Circle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gorman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Stoneridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carolwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Timberlyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Timberlyne is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlyne
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lake Ellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Mount Bolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brigadoon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
- Eno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eno is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- University
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- University is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Acres
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Ashley Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blackwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Manor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Eubanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eubanks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
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 Beechwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Durham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beechwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Durham 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 Beechwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980915 (Beechwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980915 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: Durham
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southwest Durham
- Location given for Beechwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9593115 Lon: -78.9125082
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Durham, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechwood 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. |
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