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.
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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beech Grove is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.
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:
- Weakley 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.
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pillowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Sidonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Gleason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ore Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Terrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McLemoresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- McKenzie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Lavinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Anark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Gadsden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Crockett Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Maury Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Fruitvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Alamo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Tatumville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Trimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tigrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Bishop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Meacham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Four Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ledbetter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tilghman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Henderson County
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Three Way
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Windy City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Oakfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Claybrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- McConnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Rives
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Obion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hornbeak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Graves County (KY)
- Water Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Old Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (705 more) ...
- Griffins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 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.
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pillowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Gann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gann is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Christmasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christmasville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gleason
(13 miles [20.9 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 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 69 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Weakley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Fulton County
- Graves 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Grove) 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |