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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 (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. 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.

Beasley is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Beasley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Holts Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
    • Chapel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
    • Anes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Anes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
    • Verona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • South Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
    • Lewisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfast
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
    • Orrs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Cochran
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Vannatta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
    • Palmetto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
    • Whitaker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitaker is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Bell Buckle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wartrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Cortner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cortner is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Raus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Raus is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Bradyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Burgen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Hollow Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Beechgrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gossburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
    • Busy Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Wrencoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
    • Antioch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rural Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
    • Whispering Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
    • Forest Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Nashboro Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Oak Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Paragon Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
    • Priest Lake Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
    • Green Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Trigg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trigg is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
      • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
    • Lynnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Belleville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Booneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Booneville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Leftwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leftwich is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Philadelphia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
    • Carters Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Carters Creek is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
    • Scribner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Scribner is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
    • Jameson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jameson is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
    • Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Culleoka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Theta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Theta is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
    • Graymere Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
  • Moore County
    • Countyline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Countyline is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
  • Rutherford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Eagleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Allisona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Patterson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Snell ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Snell is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
    • Rucker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Plainview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Burns Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Murfreesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Dillton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • College Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Duplex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duplex is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Peytonsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
    • Arrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Harpeth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
    • Thompson's Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Wilkes ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkes is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
    • Spring Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clovercroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
    • Nolensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Parry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Parry is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Burwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burwood is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beasley, with the one closest to Beasley listed first.
    • Rural Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Cainsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville

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

Cemeteries Near Beasley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beasley.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jarrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McCord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bigger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brown - Little Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (1992 more) ...
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fuqua Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Johns 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beasley had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Holts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
  • Rover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rover is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
  • Thick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thick is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allisona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
  • Caney Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
  • Poplins Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
  • Longview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Versailles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Versailles is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • College Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rich Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
    • Link
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Link is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
    • Rockvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 Beasley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.