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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 Beardstown (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 Beardstown. 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 hospitals 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.

Beardstown is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Benton, Decatur, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis & Wayne.

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

  • Perry County     (The home county of Beardstown)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beardstown, with the one closest to Beardstown listed first.
    • Coxburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brevards Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
    • Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beardstown, with the one closest to Beardstown listed first.
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
    • Tennessee City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
  • Hardin County
    • Johnson Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beardstown, with the one closest to Beardstown listed first.
    • Poplar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Darden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Chesterfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Cedar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beardstown, with the one closest to Beardstown listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Whitfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
    • Only
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aetna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Swan Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Salt Lick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
    • Graham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nunnelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Graytown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Humphreys County
  • Lewis County
  • Maury County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beardstown, with the one closest to Beardstown listed first.
    • Ashland Ford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
    • Slickrock Ford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby

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

Cemeteries Near Beardstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beardstown.

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 Beardstown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cude Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Barham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • DePriest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Curry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (869 more) ...
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Davidson Hester Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beardstown had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lobelville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Whitfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toms Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Pope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Only
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
  • Mousetail ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mousetail is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
  • Horner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Horner is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner
  • Perryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perryville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Beardstown ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beardstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beardstown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beardstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Beardstown:

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>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 Beardstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beardstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.