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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Beechhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beech Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beech Hill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Beech Hill is located in Mason County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Beech Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beech Hill:
- Mason County (The home county of Beech Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Southside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Fivemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Flatrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Arlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Grimms Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Crown City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ravenswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Sandyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hereford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Nitro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Tornado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Lincoln County
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Pliny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Flint Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Cicerone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wirt County
- Peewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Athens County (OH)
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Bladen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Cheshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Carlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kerr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kyger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Rodney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Crown City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Cora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Jackson County (OH)
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Athalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Aid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Sherritts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Linnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Proctorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Letart Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Middleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Welshtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Spiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beech Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Beech Hill.
Cemeteries Near Beech Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beech Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yauger Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eddy Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79556 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beech Hill had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beech Hill, with the one closest to Beech Hill listed first.
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Ambrosia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Couch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Fivemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Veranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Veranda is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
- Flatrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Grimms Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Wyoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Gunville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beech Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beech Hill.
Newspapers Published in Beech Hill ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beech Hill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Hill) 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 Beech Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |