Welcome to Beck ...
Beck is located in Covington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Beck is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beck lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Beck: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Beck ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Beck - they are located in Arkansas (3), Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beck.
Communities near Beck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beck.
- Andalusia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
- Babbie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- River Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Horn Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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 Beck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beck. 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 Beck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beck. See our Newspapers Page for Beck.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beck ...
Looking for more information about Beck? 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 Beck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beck.
Adding Beck to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beck 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 (so far) for Beck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Beck post office opened in 1898. The Beck post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beck.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Beck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Beck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |