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Welcome to Beans Ferry ...

Beans Ferry is located in Itawamba County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beans Ferry: Beans Fry. (or less commonly used: Beans Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Beans Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Beans Ferry.

Beans Ferry is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Beans Ferry: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Beans Ferry ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nettleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shannon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plantersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mantachie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beans Ferry ...

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

Adding Beans Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beans Ferry 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 (so far) for Beans Ferry was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beans Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beans Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Beans Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Beans Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.