Welcome to Beckville ...
So far, we found very little information about Beckville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beckville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beckville, please Contact Us.
Beckville would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Beckville is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Beckville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Beckville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Beckville: This one is located in Kemper County and the other is located in Hinds County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 6 communities that are also named Beckville - they are located in Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beckville.
Communities near Beckville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beckville.
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Epes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sucarnoochee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
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 Beckville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beckville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beckville. 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 Beckville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckville. See our Newspapers Page for Beckville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beckville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckville - 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. |