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Welcome to Becks Mill ...

Becks Mill is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Becks Mill: Becks Ml. (or less commonly used: Becks Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Becks Mill for more information about variations on the name of Becks Mill.

Becks Mill is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Becks Mill (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Becks Mill: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Becks Mill ...

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

  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Paoli
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Pekin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Borden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Milltown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marengo
    (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 Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becks Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becks Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becks Mill - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Becks Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Becks Mill 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.