Welcome to Echo ...
Echo is located in Dale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Echo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Echo is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Echo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Echo (for example, toward Blakely (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for Echo: 334
Communities Also Named Echo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Echo - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (4), Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Echo.
Communities near Echo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Echo.
- Dothan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <3>
- Headland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Midland City is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <3>
- Kinsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <3>
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Echo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Echo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Echo. 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 Echo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo. See our Newspapers Page for Echo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo ...
Looking for more information about Echo? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Echo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Echo.
Adding Echo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Echo 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 Echo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Echo post office opened in 1851.
We also found Echo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Echo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Echo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |