Beckville, Minnesota

Beckville is an unincorporated community in Greenleaf Township, near Litchfield. The community is located along 600th Avenue near 205th Street. The most known thing about the Beckville is the Lutheran Church. Fifty-one Swedes gathered at the farm of John Sampson in Greenleaf Township on November 15, 1869 to organize “Svenska Evangeliskt Lutherska Beckville-Forsamlingen.” The community's name was chosen to honor the pastor who organized the congregation: Rev. Peter Beckman. In 1871, the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company donated a site for the church building and cemetery, and the congregation built a simple structure in 1873. The names of the first settlers in Beckville are unknown. Many of the settlements in this area were located on abandoned sites of “squatter” claims that people left after the Sioux Uprising, and didn't return to.

Beckville
Unincorporated community
Beckville
Location of the community of Beckville
within Greenleaf Township, Meeker County
Beckville
Beckville (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°02′40″N 94°33′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMeeker
TownshipGreenleaf Township
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55355
Area code(s)320
GNIS feature ID639857[1]

References
  1. "Beckville, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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