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 Beales (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 Beales. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Beales is located in Southampton County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Beales. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beales:
- Southampton County (The home county of Beales)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Sedley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sebrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Cypress Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Edgehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Doles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Isaac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Vincent Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Rowanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Jarratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Walters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Zuni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pittmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Kilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Whaley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Chuckatuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Bennett Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Dendron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Itata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Surry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sussex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Stony Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Reynoldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Willeyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Eure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- South Tunis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Severn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Margarettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Seaboard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beales, see our County-by-County Page for Beales.
Cemeteries Near Beales ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beales.
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 Beales - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beales covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClenny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gay Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wester - Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sebrell - Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Courtland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raiford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Beales in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beales.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beales, with the one closest to Beales listed first.
- Vicksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Sebrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Isaac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Pope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Capron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Handsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Worrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Lees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beales. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beales.
Newspapers Published in Beales ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beales.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beales, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beales.
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 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 Beales:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Prince George County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Beales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beales) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |