Welcome to Beck ...
Beck is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Beck is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beck lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Beck: 636
Communities Also Named Beck ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Beck - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beck.
Communities near Beck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beck.
- Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>
- University City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Ballwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
- Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- East Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Groves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster Groves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Creve Coeur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 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 Beck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beck. 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 Beck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beck. See our Newspapers Page for Beck.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beck ...
Looking for more information about Beck? 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 Beck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beck.
Adding Beck to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beck 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 Beck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Beck post office opened in 1900.
We also found Beck on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beck.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |