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Welcome to Birkbeck ...

Birkbeck is located in De Witt County<1>.

The pronunciation of Birkbeck: BIRK-bek<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birkbeck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Birkbeck is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Birkbeck ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birkbeck ...

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

Adding Birkbeck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birkbeck 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 Birkbeck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birkbeck post office opened in 1882. The Birkbeck post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birkbeck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including De Witt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Birkbeck. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birkbeck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/