Welcome to Bardstown ...
Bardstown is located in Mississippi County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bardstown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bardstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Bardstown is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bardstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Bardstown and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The telephone area code for Bardstown: (870)
Communities Also Named Bardstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bardstown - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bardstown.
Communities near Bardstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bardstown.
- Millington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
- Marked Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
- Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <4>
- Lepanto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
- Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <4>
- Caraway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
- Caraway is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <4>
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tyronza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyronza
- Tyronza is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyronza <4>
- Keiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Turrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
- Turrell is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <4>
- Gilt Edge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bardstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bardstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bardstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bardstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bardstown. See our Newspapers Page for Bardstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bardstown ...
Looking for more information about Bardstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bardstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bardstown.
Adding Bardstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bardstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bardstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bardstown post office opened in 1888.
We also found Bardstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bardstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bardstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bardstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |