Welcome to Handsboro ...

Handsboro is located in Harrison County<1>.

The location of Handsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Handsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Handsboro is near sea level<3>.

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

Handsboro is within the boundaries of the (228) area code.

Communities near Handsboro ...

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

• Gulfport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>
• Biloxi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <4>
• Ocean Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
• Long Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
• D'Iberville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
• Pass Christian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <4>
• Coalville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County
• North Gulfport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
  • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
• Wool Market
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Handsboro ...

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

Adding Handsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Handsboro 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 Handsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Handsboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Handsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Handsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/