Welcome to Beckton ...

Beckton is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Beckton is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beckton is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Beckton is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Beckton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Beckton - they are located in Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Beckton ...

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

• Sheridan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
• Ranchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <3>
• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Wolf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <3>
• Big Horn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <3>
• Kleenburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
• Banner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <3>
• Story
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <3>
• Parkman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <3>
• Wyarno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckton ...

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

Adding Beckton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beckton 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 Beckton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beckton post office opened in 1884.

We also found Beckton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/