A visit to the Beecham Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beecham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beecham Cemetery:
36.3064, -87.7742
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beecham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the east of the Beecham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beecham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Beecham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beecham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McIntosh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Burcham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Beecham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beecham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Omega ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Indian Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Legate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Tennessee City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Woods Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dotsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beecham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beecham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Beecham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beecham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beecham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276863 (Beecham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276863 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Houston
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Beecham Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3064439 Lon: -87.7741891
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beecham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |