Welcome to Beatrice ...

Beatrice is located in Stewart County<1>.

The location of Beatrice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beatrice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

When the people of Beatrice refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Beatrician<3>

Beatrice is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Beatrice lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Beatrice (for example, toward Clayton (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Beatrice lies within the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Beatrice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Beatrice - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Indiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beatrice.

Communities near Beatrice ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beatrice.

• Eufaula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <5>
• Cuthbert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Cuthbert is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuthbert <5>
• Wades
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
  • Wades is located in Randolph County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
• Richland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Stewart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Lumpkin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Lumpkin is located in Stewart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumpkin <5>
• Brooksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
• Mount Zion ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Stewart County
• Omaha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Jernigan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jernigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
  • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)

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 Beatrice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beatrice.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beatrice. 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 Beatrice.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beatrice. See our Newspapers Page for Beatrice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beatrice ...

Looking for more information about Beatrice? 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 Beatrice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beatrice.

Adding Beatrice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beatrice 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 Beatrice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beatrice post office opened in 1900.

We also found Beatrice on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beatrice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beatrice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/