Welcome to Beckwith ...

Beckwith is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckwith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Beckwith is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Beckwith: (918) and (539)<3>

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, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, 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.

• Siloam Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Gentry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
  • Gentry is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gentry <5>
• Jay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Westville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• West Siloam Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
  • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <5>
• Colcord
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <5>
• Kansas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Watts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <5>
• Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Beckwith post office opened in 1895.

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/