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Welcome to Handsboro ...

Handsboro is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

Handsboro is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Handsboro: 228

Communities near Handsboro ...

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

  • Gulfport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Biloxi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
  • Ocean Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Long Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • D'Iberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pass Christian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • North Gulfport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • 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 (so far) for Handsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Handsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Handsboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.