Welcome to Becker ...
Becker is located Becker is located in Kaufman County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Becker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Becker is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Becker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Becker - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Becker. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Becker. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Becker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Becker. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Becker. 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 Becker. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Becker. See our Newspapers Page for Becker. Looking for more information about Becker? 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 Becker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Becker. We originally found mention of Becker 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 Becker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Becker.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Becker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Communities Also Named Becker ...
Communities near Becker ...
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(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becker ...
Adding Becker to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Becker post office opened in 1888.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becker - 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> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/