Welcome to Beard ...

Beard is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Beard is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Beard, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Beard: (765)

Communities Also Named Beard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Beard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, 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.

• Kokomo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Delphi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Flora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Thorntown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <4>
• Rossville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Galveston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
• Mulberry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Russiaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beard ...

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

Adding Beard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beard 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 Beard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beard post office opened in 1888.

We also found Beard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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