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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 Grove: Beech Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Beech Grove is located in Trousdale 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 Trousdale County: Macon, Smith, Sumner & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Grove:
- Trousdale County (The home county of Beech Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Johntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- North Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Rough Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gainesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nameless
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Columbus Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Meadorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Gibbs Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Black Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mulloy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Defeated
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Chipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bledsoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bethpage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Castalian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rock Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Trousdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gallatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Saulsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Possum Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Laguardo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Watertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Adolphus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Mount Aerial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Etoile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Akersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gamaliel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Hestand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Black Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beech Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Fleeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams - Jacob Story Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stalcup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- William McClard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merryman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob Eller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- W H Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hartsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1369711 <2>
- Continue List (574 more) ...
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Fork of Goose Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Beech Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beech Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Meadorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Riddleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Long Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Monoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beech Grove ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Grove.
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 Beech Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Trousdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Monroe County
- Simpson 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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beech Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |