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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 Beasley Crossroads (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 Beasley Crossroads. 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 Beasley Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beasley Crossroads: Beasley Xrds.
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.
Beasley Crossroads is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Marshall, Maury & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Beasley Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beasley Crossroads:
- Williamson County (The home county of Beasley Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Loriland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Southall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Parry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Thompson's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Linton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Belle Meade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Green Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Wrencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Berry Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Paragon Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dickson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Tennessee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Primm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Bon Aqua Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Lyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Duck River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Tottys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Swan Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Humphreys County
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Lewis County
- Kimmins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Caney Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Holts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Anes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Fly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Hill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Theta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Jameson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Chartersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Arkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Carters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Allisona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beasley Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Beasley Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Beasley Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beasley Crossroads.
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 Beasley Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beasley Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sears Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16525 <2>
- Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fly.
- The Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
- Johnsons Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14097 <2>
- Ashworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashworth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashworth Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8735 <2>
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anglin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1229 more) ...
- Craigfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Beasley Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beasley Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beasley Crossroads, with the one closest to Beasley Crossroads listed first.
- Whiteoak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Fly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Fernvale Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale Springs
- Fernvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Theta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Leipers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Jones Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spencers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Loco ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beasley Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beasley Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Beasley Crossroads ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beasley Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beasley Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beasley Crossroads.
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 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 Beasley Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beasley Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beasley Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |