Welcome to Bedford ...

Bedford is located in Madison Parish<1>.

Bedford is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bedford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bedford: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Bedford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bedford: This one is located in Madison Parish and the other is located in Red River Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 32 communities that are also named Bedford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bedford ...

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

• Vicksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <4>
• Tallulah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <4>
• Port Gibson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
• Newellton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
• Delta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Coleman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
• Stout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Thomastown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedford ...

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