Welcome to Beck ...

Beck is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Beck is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beck lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beck lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Beck ...

While we believe that this Beck is located in Lee County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Beck. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crittenden and Miller County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 13 communities that are also named Beck - they are located in Alabama, 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.

• Forrest City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Helena - West Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Marianna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Hughes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Tunica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Horseshoe Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
  • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Widener
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found 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 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/