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Welcome to Beckwith ...

Beckwith is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Code for Beckwith: 252

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)
  • Belhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chocowinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Pantego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
  • Whitepost
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
    • Whitepost has also been known as:
    • White Post
  • Gaylord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord

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 (so far) for Beckwith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beckwith post office opened in 1894. The Beckwith post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckwith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckwith - 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>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/