Welcome to Beckwith ...

Beckwith is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckwith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Beckwith is near sea level<3>.

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

Beckwith is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Beckwith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Beckwith - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Beckwith ...

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

• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Belhaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belhaven
  • Belhaven is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belhaven <4>
• Chocowinity
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <4>
• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Washington Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
  • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
• Bath
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Pantego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
  • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomouk Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
  • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
• Whitepost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
  • Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
  • Whitepost has also been known as:
  • White Post
• Walla Watta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walla Watta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
  • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckwith ...

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

Adding Beckwith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beckwith post office opened in 1894.

We also found Beckwith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckwith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/