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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 Lower Beechwood (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 Lower Beechwood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Lower Beechwood is located in Sullivan County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Lower Beechwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Falls Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Hortonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Callicoon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Briscoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Youngsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cochecton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hankins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochecton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kauneonga Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Broome County
    • Deposit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Pea Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Butternut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Cooks Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Chiloway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Horton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Peakville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Corbett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Gregorytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Harvard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Shinhopple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cadosia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Paradise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Cuddebackville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Sparrow Bush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huguenot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Jervis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shin Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Bull Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Spring Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lackawanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Simpson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Masthope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Westcolang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Lackawaxen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kimble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Parkers Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Wilsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Tafton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lords Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Millrift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Paupack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blooming Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Forest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Union Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Burnwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Ararat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Thompson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beechwood, with the one closest to Lower Beechwood listed first.
    • Damascus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Milanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Boyds Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Carley Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Siko
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Dyberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
    • Laurella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
    • Tanners Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
    • High Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
    • Honesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lower Beechwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Beechwood.

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 Lower Beechwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Long Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Layton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bauernfeind Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauernfeind Cemetery
    • The Bauernfeind Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bauerfeind Cemetery
  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Cochecton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosterdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Overlook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Huntington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fayerweather Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Youngsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nearing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Falls Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
  • Kenoza Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fosterdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Callicoon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cochecton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Briscoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Youngsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Obernburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fremont Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mileses
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
    • Hankins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyler Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lower Beechwood ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Beechwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Beechwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Beechwood.

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 helpful 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 Lower Beechwood:

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>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 Lower Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lower Beechwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.