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 Beacon Hills (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 Beacon Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Beacon Hills is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Beacon Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon Hills:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Beacon Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Wingate West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Swan Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sango
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Saint Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Louise Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Dotsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Joelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Bellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- White Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dickson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Stroudville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Barren Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Crunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Legate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Bumpus Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Keysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon Hills.
Cemeteries Near Beacon Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon Hills.
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 Beacon Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keesee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martha's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Beacon Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon Hills, with the one closest to Beacon Hills listed first.
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sango
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Saint Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orgains Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Rossview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Peachers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Hampton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beacon Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Hills.
Newspapers Published in Beacon Hills ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon Hills, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beacon Hills:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Beacon Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Beacon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |