Becks Grove, Indiana

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Becks Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Becks Grove
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°04′45″N86°07′00″W / 39.07917°N 86.11667°W / 39.07917; -86.11667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Township Van Buren
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47448
Area codes 812 & 930
GNIS feature ID450666 [1]

Becks Grove is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Becks Grove had a post office between 1868 and 1895. [2] It was named for the Beck family of early settlers. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Becks Grove, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  62. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from the local Beck family.


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