Our Genealogy Helper
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 Beamsville (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 Beamsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beamsville is located in Darke County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Beamsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beamsville:
- Darke County (The home county of Beamsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rossburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Coletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Lightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Minster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Burkettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Macedon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Earley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Bloomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Piqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Northview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- West Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Euphemia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Russia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lockington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kettlersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Botkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Salamonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Boundary City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Antiville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Jay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Spartanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Arba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Rural
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bloomingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Whitewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beamsville, see our County-by-County Page for Beamsville.
Cemeteries Near Beamsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beamsville.
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 Beamsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beamsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Beamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenville Township Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Township Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Township Memorial Garden is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Pikeville.
- The Greenville Township Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Sunset Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140432 <3>
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kershner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beamsville had a population of 143 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beamsville, with the one closest to Beamsville listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Horatio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Woodington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Mount Heron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Jaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beamsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beamsville.
Newspapers Published in Beamsville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beamsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beamsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beamsville.
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 either 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 Beamsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Beamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |