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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 Beulah (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 Beulah. 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 ...

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 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 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.

Beulah is located in Angelina County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Beulah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Bald Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
    • Prairie Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Burke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Diboll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Homer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Homer is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Huntington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Rocky Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Dunagan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Etoile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alazan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Nacogdoches
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Chireno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Barnum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Corrigan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lily Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Barnes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Leggett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
    • New Willard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Broaddus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Helmic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Woodlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Lacy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Groveton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beulah, with the one closest to Beulah listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Colmesneil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Doucette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Beulah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beulah.

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 Beulah - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Renfro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Renfro Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Diboll and Zavalla.  The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Diboll.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6312 <4>
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Page Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fielder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Emporia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
    • The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anthony Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <4>
  • Carrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Treadwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Memorial Park
  • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitehouse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Shawnee Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

While we didn't find Beulah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beulah.

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

  • Burke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Homer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Lufkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
  • Keltys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
  • Ora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Corrigan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Clawson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Asia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asia is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Apple Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Etoile
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Carmona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carmona is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona

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

Newspapers Published in Beulah ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beulah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beulah, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beulah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beulah:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>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- Beulah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Beulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.