Welcome to Beard ...
So far, we found very little information about Beard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beard, please Contact Us.
Beard would have been located within present day Woodruff County<2>.
The location of Beard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Beard is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Beard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Beard still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Beard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Beard - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beard.
Communities near Beard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beard.
- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bald Knob <5>
- Brinkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <5>
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
- Des Arc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <5>
- McCrory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant <5>
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Wheatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <5>
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <5>
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 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 Beard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beard. 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 Beard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beard. See our Newspapers Page for Beard.
Adding Beard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Beard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Woodruff, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |