Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Eckards (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Eckards. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Eckards is located in Clayton County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Eckards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eckards:
- Clayton County (The home county of Eckards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Guttenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garnavillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osterdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Turkey River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Elkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- McGregor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Ion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Waukon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Volney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Harpers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Rossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Postville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Colesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Holy Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Greeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Almoral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Oneida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Earlville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Luxemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Waupeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Holy Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Balltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Old Balltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- New Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Rickardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sherrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Dyersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Illyria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Wadena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brainard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Prairie du Chien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Wauzeka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Charme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eastman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Boydtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Bagley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- North Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Patch Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Beetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Mount Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Werley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eckards, see our County-by-County Page for Eckards.
Cemeteries Near Eckards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eckards.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Eckards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eckards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Tangeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Borcherding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bagley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gockel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClelland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Union - Lumpkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eckards had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bagley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Ceres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Guttenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Garnavillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Osterdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Elkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Turkey River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Beetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eckards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eckards.
Newspapers Published in Eckards ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eckards, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eckards.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eckards:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Fayette County
- Crawford County
- Grant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eckards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eckards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |