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Welcome to Becks ...

Becks is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Becks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Becks is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Becks: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Becks ...

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

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.

  • Forrest City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wynne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marianna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Palestine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Colt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
  • Wheatley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Widener
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Moro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Becks. See our Newspapers Page for 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 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 (so far) for Becks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Becks post office opened in 1899. The Becks post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becks - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Becks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Becks 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/