Welcome to Berkshire Hills ...

Berkshire Hills is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

Berkshire Hills is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Berkshire Hills: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Berkshire Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Berkshire Hills - they are located in North Carolina (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Berkshire Hills ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Purvis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Sumrall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• Goodluck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• New Augusta
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• Ellisville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkshire Hills ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

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