Welcome to Bertice ...
Bertice is located in Leake County<1>.
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The location of Bertice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bertice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Bertice is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bertice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bertice: 601 & 769<4>
Websites for Bertice ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.leakems.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bertice, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bertice ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bertice.
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Saint Ann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Bertice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bertice.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bertice. 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 Bertice.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bertice. See our Newspapers Page for Bertice.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bertice ...
Looking for more information about Bertice? 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 Bertice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bertice.
Adding Bertice to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bertice 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 for Bertice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bertice post office opened in 1892.
We also found Bertice on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bertice.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bertice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bertice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Bertice area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Bertice area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |