Welcome to Eckerty ...

Eckerty is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckerty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Eckerty is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eckerty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Eckerty is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Eckerty lies within the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Eckerty: 47116<3>

Communities near Eckerty ...

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

• Jasper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Huntingburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Paoli
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Ferdinand
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• French Lick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Milltown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Marengo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• English
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• West Baden Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
  • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Birdseye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <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 Eckerty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eckerty.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckerty. See our Newspapers Page for Eckerty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eckerty ...

Looking for more information about Eckerty? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eckerty, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eckerty.

Adding Eckerty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eckerty 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 for Eckerty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eckerty post office opened in 1886.

We also found Eckerty in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckerty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eckerty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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