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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 Beans Creek (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 Beans Creek. 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 Beans Creek ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Beans Creek: Beans Crk. (or less commonly used: Beans Ck. or Beans Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Beans Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Beans Creek may originally have been Bean's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Beans Creek might be written as Bean Creek.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Beans Creek is located in Franklin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Jackson (AL), Madison (AL), Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion & Moore.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Beans Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Huntland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lexie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garner Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
      • Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
    • Sal City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
      • Sal City is located in Franklin County
    • Winchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cowan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Cowan is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
    • Decherd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
      • Decherd is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <2>
    • Estill Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
      • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <2>
    • Greenhaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Marys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Raus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Willow Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Normandy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Normandy is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <2>
    • Cortner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cortner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cortner
      • From Beans Creek to Cortner
    • Haley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haley
      • From Beans Creek to Haley
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Southgate Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Tullahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Homaway Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
    • Ruthledge Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
      • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Coffee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belmont
      • From Beans Creek to Belmont
    • Royal Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stephenson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Monteagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteagle
      • Monteagle is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteagle <2>
    • Pelham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sartain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Flintville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Corder Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Clarks Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
    • Park City Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
      • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Booneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Fayetteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Belleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Camargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Camargo is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Camargo
      • From Beans Creek to Camargo
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Orme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Orme is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Comfort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Comfort
      • From Beans Creek to Comfort
    • Richard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
      • Richard City is located in Marion County
    • South Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lynchburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
    • Countyline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Francisco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Francisco
      • From Beans Creek to Francisco
    • Estillfork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estillfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
      • Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Baileytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Beachboro ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beachboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
      • Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Hytop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hytop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
      • Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Princeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Narrows ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Hollytree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skyline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony
      • Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County (AL)
  • Madison County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beans Creek, with the one closest to Beans Creek listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
    • New Market
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
    • Key's Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Key's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
      • Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Key's Mill
      • From Beans Creek to Key's Mill
    • Hazel Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore's Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
      • Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridianville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Ryland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Beans Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beans Creek.

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 Beans Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Callaway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lipscomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moseley - Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley - Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley - Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Beans Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Beans Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Beans Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lipscomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (1283 more) ...
    • Needmore Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trigg Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beans Creek had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Huntland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maxwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Franklin County
  • Francisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Francisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
    • Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Francisco
    • From Beans Creek to Francisco
  • Belvidere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <2>
  • Lexie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elora
    • Elora is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elora <2>
  • Smithland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland is located in Lincoln County
  • Flintville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Lincoln County
  • Plevna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
  • Estillfork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estillfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
    • Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
  • Greerton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
    • Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Winchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Larkin's Fork ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkin's Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin's Fork
      • Larkin's Fork is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Awalt ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Awalt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
      • Awalt is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Beans Creek ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beans Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beans Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beans Creek.

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 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 Beans Creek:

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Beans Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Beans Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beans Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0620, Longitude: -86.2468    









 

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