RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Salt Lake County >> BecksIndex...

Welcome to Becks ...

Becks is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

Becks is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Becks is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Becks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Becks: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Becks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Becks - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Becks ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Valley City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jordan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • Layton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • South Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Bountiful
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Becks ...

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

Adding Becks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Becks 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 Becks was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Becks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Becks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Becks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Becks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.