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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 Beckville (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 Beckville. 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.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Beckville is located in Panola County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Beckville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beckville:

  • Panola County     (The home county of Beckville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
    • Carthage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Panola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
    • Buncome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
    • Murvaul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murvaul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
    • Long Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gary City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dotson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
    • De Berry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Panola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Panola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panola <2>
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Easton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
    • Elderville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
    • Lakeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <2>
    • Fredonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
    • Danville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Gregg County
    • Longview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greggton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
    • Kilgore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Teneryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
    • Judson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judson <2>
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <2>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <2>
    • Marshall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Noonday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
    • Nesbitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Scottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Jonesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
    • Waskom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <2>
    • Harleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleton
      • Harleton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleton <2>
    • Woodlawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
  • Nacogdoches County
    • Garrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Tatum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Brachfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
    • Minden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
    • Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jacobs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
    • Pirtle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
      • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Mount Enterprise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friars
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
    • Joinerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Timpson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
      • Timpson is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <2>
    • Tenaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Joaquin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
      • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <2>
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.
    • Bethany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beckville, see our County-by-County Page for Beckville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Beckville ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Beckville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Beckville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Beckville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Beckville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Beckville:

Cemeteries Near Beckville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beckville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.

  • Langley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Conner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
  • Tatum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tatum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tatum.
    • The Tatum Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tatum City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #872809 <5>
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
  • Fite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fite Cemetery
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Harmony Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Hill Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beckville had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beckville had a population of 834 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beckville, with the one closest to Beckville listed first.

  • Delray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Panola County
  • Tatum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Play
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
  • Carthage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinehill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
  • Easton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
  • Long Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Midyett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midyett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
  • De Berry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elderville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Elderville is located in Gregg County
  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Rusk County
  • Elysian Fields
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <2>
    • Deadwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Panola County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beckville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beckville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beckville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beckville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2432, Longitude: -94.4556    
<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>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 Beckville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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