Beatrice, Mississippi

Beatrice, Mississippi
Unincorporated community

Aerial view of Beatrice community
Beatrice, Mississippi
Beatrice, Mississippi
Coordinates: 30°44′22″N 88°56′49″W / 30.73944°N 88.94694°W / 30.73944; -88.94694Coordinates: 30°44′22″N 88°56′49″W / 30.73944°N 88.94694°W / 30.73944; -88.94694
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Stone
Elevation 164 ft (50 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) Area code 601
GNIS feature ID 692497[1]

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]

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.

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