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Welcome to Beckhamtown ...

Beckhamtown is located in Alachua County<1>.

Beckhamtown is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beckhamtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Beckhamtown: 352

Communities near Beckhamtown ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Starke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hawthorne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Interlachen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waldo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Micanopy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • McIntosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckhamtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckhamtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.