Welcome to Bedico ...

Bedico is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bedico, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Bedico is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Bedico: (985)

Communities near Bedico ...

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

• Hammond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Mandeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <4>
• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Ponchatoula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponchatoula
  • Ponchatoula is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponchatoula <4>
• Abita Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>
• Folsom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Madisonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Tickfaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <4>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Goodbee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedico ...

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

Adding Bedico to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bedico post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bedico.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/