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Welcome to Beech Springs ...

Beech Springs is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beech Springs: Beech Spgs. (or less commonly used: Beech Spngs. or Beech Sprngs.)

Beech Springs is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Beech Springs: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Beech Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beech Springs - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Beech Springs ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pontotoc
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saltillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Baldwyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Guntown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nettleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Plantersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beech Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beech Springs - 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 Beech Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Beech Springs 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.