
About the Village of Beckemeyer
Major highways are a short drive away – Rt. 50 through the center of town, I-64 to the South, I-57 to the East, I-55 and I-70 to the North. Two airports serve the Beckemeyer area: Mid-America Airport located near Scott Air Force Base (30 miles away) and Lambert International Airport in St. Louis (70 miles away). The
Village of Beckemeyer is
surrounded by fields and
forests. If you are a
young couple just
beginning life or a
senior citizen enjoying
retirement – then
Beckemeyer is your place
to reside.
The town hosts many
activities either at its
two public parks or
throughout the Village.
In the winter, there is
the Euchre Tournament,
Pork Sausage Dinners and
Wurstmarts. In the Spring, Beckemeyer comes alive with the Lenten Fish Frys, the BCDC Chicken Dinner, Trivia Night at St. Anthony’s Parish, the Kentucky Derby Party and the Village-wide Rummage Sale. As spring moves to summer, there is the Tractor Pull, the Softball Tournament, the infamous Lawn Mower Poker Run, St. Anthony’s Parish Picnic and a Car Show. When the leaves begin to fall, Pork Sausage and Pancake Dinners begin again, along with the BCDC Cash Raffle, and Christmas Party.
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Contact Info
191 East 1st Street
PO Box 278
Beckemeyer, IL 62219
Phone: 618-227-8331
Email: villageofbec@ezeeweb.com
Carrie Jurgensmeyer
ADA Coordinator
191 E. First St.
Beckemeyer, IL
Phone: 618-227-8331
Office Hours
Monday thru Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
Coal Miner Monument

Joseph Koch left for work early on the morning of March 25, 1947. He rode the 40 miles with many other men from the Village of Beckemeyer to the Centralia Coal Mine Company No. 5 in Wamac, Illinois. Later that day, a violent explosion rocked the mine, trapping it's victims in the rubble.
