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 Beech Bluff (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 Beech Bluff. 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 Beech Bluff ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beech Bluff: Beech Blf. (or less commonly used: Beech Bluf.)
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 doctors 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.
Beech Bluff is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Bluff:
- Madison County (The home county of Beech Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Claybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Pinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Malesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Oakfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Parkburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Medon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Way
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lavinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- McLemoresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Trezevant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Mifflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jacks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sweet Lips
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Deanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Silerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Masseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Bells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Parsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Goat City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Medina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Graball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Humboldt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Teague
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hornsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Shandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Vildo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Crump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Wellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- White Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Middle Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Rhodes Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Union Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Reagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parkers Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Finger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leapwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Bethel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rose Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Beech Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Bluff.
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 Beech Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Mifflin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mifflin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mifflin Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Henderson.
- The New Mifflin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mifflin Cemetery
- Mifflin Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15620 <3>
- Buckley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frys Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mills - Darden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171357 <3>
- Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Clarks Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Hephzibah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beech Bluff had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Bluff, with the one closest to Beech Bluff listed first.
- Luray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- White Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Mifflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Crucifer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Pinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Life
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Middle Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jacks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Malesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Beech Bluff ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Bluff, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Bluff.
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 Beech Bluff:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McNairy 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beech Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Beech Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |