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Welcome to Becks Ferry ...

Becks Ferry is located in Effingham County<1>.

Becks Ferry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Becks Ferry: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Becks Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Becks Ferry - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Becks Ferry ...

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

  • Savannah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bluffton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
  • Pooler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rincon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
  • Port Wentworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hardeeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rossignol Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 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 Becks Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becks Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becks Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becks Ferry - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Becks Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Becks Ferry 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.