Welcome to Beardstown ...

Beardstown is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beardstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Beardstown is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Beardstown lies within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Beardstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Beardstown - they are located in Illinois and Indiana.

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

Communities near Beardstown ...

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

• Mount Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Ashland Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
  • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
• Hohenwald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Parsons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Lobelville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
  • Lobelville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <4>
• Hornertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
  • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
• Grandmother Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
  • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
• Slickrock Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beardstown ...

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

Adding Beardstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beardstown 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 Beardstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beardstown post office opened in 1837.

We also found Beardstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beardstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountytennessee.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/