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Welcome to Becks Landing ...

Becks Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Becks Landing: Becks Lndg. (or less commonly used: Becks Lndng.)

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

Becks Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Becks Landing: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Becks Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Becks Landing - it's located in Delaware.

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

Websites for Becks Landing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Becks Landing, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Becks Landing ...

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

  • Chestertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centreville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Church Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Queenstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Millington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sudlersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Betterton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Queen Anne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becks Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becks Landing - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Becks Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Becks Landing 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.