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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 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 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 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.

Beechwood is located in Greenwood County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Beechwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Grendel Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Coronaca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ware Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Honea Path
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Antreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • Calhoun Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Secession
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Latimer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
    • Lowndesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Anderson County
    • Belton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield County
    • Edgefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Laurens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
    • Parksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Chappells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Newberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people

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

Newspapers Published in 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechwood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechwood.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Beechwood:

Cemeteries Near Beechwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Save All Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery
  • Morris Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Hill Cemetery
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Adams Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • Hodges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Darraugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
    • Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
  • Bradley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vaughanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
  • Mount Gallagher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
  • Chappells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mountville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Troy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1985, Longitude: -82.1221       In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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