Welcome to Becks ...

Becks is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

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

Becks is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Becks is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Becks: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Becks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Becks - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Becks ...

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

• Salt Lake City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
• West Valley City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
• West Jordan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
• Sandy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <5>
• Layton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <5>
• South Jordan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
• Millcreek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
• Taylorsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Murray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
  • Murray has also been known as:
  • Murray City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Bountiful
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
  • Bountiful is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
  • Former names for Bountiful:
  • Calls Settlement
  • North Canyon Settlement
  • North Canyon Ward
  • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
  • Sessions Settlement
  • Stoker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <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 Becks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becks.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becks ...

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

Adding Becks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Becks 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 Becks was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Becks mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/