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 Beechwood Shores (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 Beechwood Shores. 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 Beechwood Shores ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beechwood Shores: Beechwood Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beechwood Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beechwood Shores.
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 northwest 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 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.
Beechwood Shores is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Beechwood Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beechwood Shores:
- Bedford County (The home county of Beechwood Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Radford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Davis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Joppa Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Huddleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Lowry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Troutville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Yellow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Penhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Laprades Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Gogginsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boones Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Reed Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Lynchburg City
- Woodbine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Pittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Museville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Hurt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Worlds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Gretna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Brutus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Weal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chalk Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Sheva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Bent Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Wabun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beechwood Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Beechwood Shores.
Cemeteries Near Beechwood Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechwood Shores.
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 Beechwood Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beechwood Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meador Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Booth - Joplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Witcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Epworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson - Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (730 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Beechwood Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beechwood Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beechwood Shores, with the one closest to Beechwood Shores listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Moneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scruggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Kasey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
- Davis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Dillons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Chestnut Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beechwood Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beechwood Shores.
Newspapers Published in Beechwood Shores ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechwood Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechwood Shores, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechwood Shores.
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 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 Beechwood Shores:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Lynchburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beechwood Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beechwood Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |