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 River (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 River. 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 River ...
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 River: Beech Riv.
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 and hospitals 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 River is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Beech River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech River:
- Henderson County (The home county of Beech River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- White Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Chaseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lavinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Whitthorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McLemoresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Hollow Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Scotts Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Decaturville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Mount Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Goat City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Whitway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Union Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Johnson Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Centerview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Claybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Oakfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Pinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Malesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Three Way
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Parkburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Leapwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Finger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Wayne County
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech River, see our County-by-County Page for Beech River.
Cemeteries Near Beech River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech River.
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 River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Beech River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Halbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Lexington.
- The New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8670 <3>
- Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lexington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #422278 <3>
- Kizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Autrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (617 more) ...
- Hare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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.<4>
While we didn't find Beech River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beech River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech River, with the one closest to Beech River listed first.
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hinson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
- Alberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Bargerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bargerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
- Life
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Juno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Crucifer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Shady Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Spain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech River.
Newspapers Published in Beech River ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech River, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech River.
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 River:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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 River) 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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |