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Welcome to Becida ...

Becida is located in Hubbard County<1>.

The pronunciation of Becida: beh-SYE-duh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Becida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Becida is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Becida: 218

Communities near Becida ...

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

  • Bemidji
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bagley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <4>
  • Wilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Shevlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Laporte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Solway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Lost Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Lake George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
  • Minerva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becida ...

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

Adding Becida to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Becida post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hubbard, 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 Becida. 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 Becida - 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/