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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beech Grove: Beech Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Grove.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Grove is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Grove:
- Nelson County (The home county of Beech Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Nellysford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adial
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Lodebar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Old Myndus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Tyro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Onan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Colleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Covesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Alberene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- North Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Esmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Crozet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Keene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Ivy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Lowesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Sandidges
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Monitor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Sweet Briar Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Coolwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Walkers Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Bent Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Sherando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lipscomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Draft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steeles Tavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fishersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spottswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Brand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Dooms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Jolivue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Arbor Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Manteo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Axtell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Centenary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Mount Vinco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Marlbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brownsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- East Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Kerrs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Grove.
Cemeteries Near Beech Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
- The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <2>
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <2>
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Beech Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beech Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Grove, with the one closest to Beech Grove listed first.
- Nellysford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tyro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Lodebar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Massies Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Sherando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lovingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Lipscomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Montebello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Grove.
Newspapers Published in Beech Grove ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Grove.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Beech Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Charlottesville City
- Fluvanna County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |