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Welcome to Beardens ...

Beardens is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beardens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Beardens is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Beardens: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Beardens ...

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

  • McComb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tylertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Osyka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Topisaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Smithburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Chatawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beardens ...

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

Adding Beardens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beardens 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 Beardens was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beardens - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Beardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Beardens 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.