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 Beech Grove (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 Beech Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Beech Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beech Grove: Beech Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beech Grove is located in Elk County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Grove:
- Elk County (The home county of Beech Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Challenge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Horton City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Dagus Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Brockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whistletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byrnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Scattertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Beechwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Mix Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Emporium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Cooksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Treasure Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Winterburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- DuBois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Rockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Luthersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Helvetia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Laborde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Troutville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mount Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Clarington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Marienville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Redclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Roses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Crenshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Munderf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Allens Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Falls Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Pancoast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Sandy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Prescottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Hutchins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Coontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kane
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Freeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Mount Jewett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tallyho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Westline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Donaldson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Barnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Roystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beech Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Grove.
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 Beech Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brockport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bundy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kooker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Beech Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beech Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Brandy Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Challenge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Cartwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Dagus Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Brockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kersey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Ridgway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daguscahonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Whistletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Portland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carman is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Lanes Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beech Grove ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Grove, 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 Beech Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Beech Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- McKean County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Grove) 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 Beech Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |