Welcome to Standard ...

Standard is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Standard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Standard is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Standard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Standard, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Standard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Standard - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Standard ...

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

• Long Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Picayune
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <4>
• Diamondhead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
• Pass Christian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Waveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
• Necaise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Kiln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <4>
• Lyman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County
• Wortham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Wortham is located in Harrison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Standard ...

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

Adding Standard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Standard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Standard was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Standard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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