A visit to the Beechwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beechwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beechwood Cemetery:
39.4315, -80.8343
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.
The county seat for Tyler County is located in Middlebourne. Middlebourne lies just to the northwest of the Beechwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beechwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Beechwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wilbur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Middlebourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middlebourne Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne Cemetery
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Longs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79307 <5>
- Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Arnold Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Creek Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79891 <5>
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork Cemetery
- Archer's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beechwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Middlebourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- McKim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Adonis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Duckworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Toll Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Pennsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beechwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beechwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Middlebourne
- Pennsboro
- Sistersville
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beechwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tyler County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beechwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535567 (Beechwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535567 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Tyler
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Beechwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4314689 Lon: -80.8342721
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beechwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |