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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 Beechwood (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Beechwood is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.

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

  • Prince George County     (The home county of Beechwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Garysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Newville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Talpa ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Talpa is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Westover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Kimages
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Charles City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Roxbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Meadowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Braebrook Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
    • Ettrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bollinger Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Centralia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Matoaca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
    • Bensley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Beulah Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Ampt Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Addison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Sutherland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rowanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Mechanicsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlee Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Deep Bottom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Elko
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Elko is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Turner Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Varina Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Currituck Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Fort Lee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Green Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Lee Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Fair Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Sandston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • James City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Norge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • King and Queen County
    • Mattaponi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Lanesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Romancoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manquin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • New Kent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunstall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • Plum Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Montrose Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
    • Richmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Southampton County
    • Ivor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivor is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <1>
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Claremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Spring Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Carsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
    • Dendron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Surry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Beachland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beachland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
    • Itata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
    • Homewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wakefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sussex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sussex is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Stony Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yale is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beechwood, with the one closest to Beechwood listed first.
    • Barlows Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree

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

Cemeteries Near Beechwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beechwood.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Merchants Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harrison Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Appomattox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • City Point National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mapsico Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Garysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garysville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Westover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Westover is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shirley is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Weyanoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
  • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
  • Newville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Newville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Burrowsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Ruthville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Meadowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Brandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brandon is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Disputanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cotman ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cotman is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
    • Claremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Mountcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle

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

Newspapers Published in Beechwood ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beechwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beechwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beechwood.

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 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 Beechwood:

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 Beechwood, 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' (or 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- Beechwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.