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Beatrice, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, and is located approximately 23 mi (37 km) southeast of Wiggins. Beatrice is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The main period of significance was between 1894 and 1915.[2]
Beatrice, Mississippi | |
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![]() Aerial view of Beatrice community | |
Coordinates: 30°44′21″N 88°56′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Stone |
Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39573 |
Area code | Area code 601 |
GNIS feature ID | 692497[1] |
Surrounded by the De Soto National Forest, Beatrice has long been a timber and sawmill community. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Beatrice Sawmill served as a distribution center for portable sawmills that were needed to convert storm-ravaged trees into lumber.[3]
Little Creek Baptist Church and headquarters for Red Creek Wildlife Management Area are located in the Beatrice community.