Official Name: | Hardy, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hardy |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grenada |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 246 |
Coordinates: | 33.8819°N -89.8294°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38901 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 693415 |
Hardy is an unincorporated community located in Grenada County, Mississippi and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area . Hardy is approximately 10miles north of Grenada near Interstate 55.
The community was named for Richard Hardy, who owned the land on which the railroad depot was built.[1]
Hardy is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[2]
A post office operated under the name Hardy from 1868 to 1966.[3]