Welcome to Becket Center ...

Becket Center is located in Berkshire County<1>.

The location of Becket Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Becket Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Becket Center: Becket Ctr. (or less commonly used: Becket Cen., Becket Cent. or Becket Cntr.)

Becket Center is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Becket Center lies within the (413) area code.

Websites for Becket Center ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Becket Center ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Great Barrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Dalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Southampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
• Lee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Sheffield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Cheshire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
• Lanesborough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 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 Becket Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becket Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becket Center ...

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

Adding Becket Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Becket Center 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 for Becket Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becket Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Becket Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/