Welcome to Becket ...

Becket is located in Fergus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Becket, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Becket is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Becket is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Becket lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Becket is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Becket ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Becket - they are located in Massachusetts and Ohio.

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

Communities near Becket ...

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

• Grass Range
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
  • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <4>
• Forestgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
  • Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <4>
• Teigen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
  • Teigen is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <4>
• Giltedge ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
• Heath
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Fergus County
• Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
  • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
• Maiden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
• Roy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
• Lewistown Heights
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
• Lewistown
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becket ...

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

Adding Becket to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Becket 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 Becket was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Becket post office opened in 1914.

We also found Becket on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becket.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/