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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beppo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beppo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beppo, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Beppo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Beppo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Beppo is historic, it would have been located within present day Hancock County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Saint Tammany (LA), Harrison & Pearl River.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Beppo. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beppo:
- Hancock County (The home county of Beppo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Lakeshore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Pearlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Napoleon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Bay Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamondhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Necaise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Pass Christian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Long Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gulfport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Gulfport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Lyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Mississippi City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Pearl River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Nicholson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Picayune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans Parish (LA)
- Lake Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Shell Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Alluvial City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alluvial City is located in Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluvial City
- Yscloskey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yscloskey is located in Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yscloskey
- Hopedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopedale is located in Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Verret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verret is located in Saint Bernard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verret
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Bon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Northwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Tanglewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- McClane City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <2>
- Pearl River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Eden Isle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Lake Shore Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Oak Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Huntwyck Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beppo, see our County-by-County Page for Beppo.
Cemeteries Near Beppo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beppo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Beppo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beppo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Bayou Caddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cemetery
- The Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lindsey Cemetery
- The Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Napoleon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McKean Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rousseaux Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gauss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Bayou Coco Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Beppo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beppo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beppo, with the one closest to Beppo listed first.
- Pearlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rigolets
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Bay Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Henderson Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Slidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <2>
- Pass Christian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Delisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Chef Menteur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Long Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beppo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beppo.
Newspapers Published in Beppo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beppo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beppo, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beppo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beppo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harrison County
- Pearl River County
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beppo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beppo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |