BECKVILLE, Texas (KETK) – Beckville is located in northwestern Panola County, originally established one mile east of its current location.
The town was named after settler Matthew W. Beck who arrived around 1850. A post office was opened in the late 1850s when the town had a population of around 75.
The Texas, Sabine Valley, and Northwestern Railroad went straight to Beckville, but local landowners reportedly raised the price of a right-of-way to the point where the railroad decided to build a mile away from where the landowner Joe Biggs was more receptive.
The original location was deserted as people and businesses moved into the new townsite.
In 1917, a fire destroyed buildings in downtown Beckville, and in 1927 the area suffered a drought.
At present, the community population of Beckville is now close to 1,000 people.
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