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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Clayton County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
      • Osterdock is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Millville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Elkport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Garber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Clayton Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <1>
    • Marquette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Buena Vista
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Farmersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Elkader
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <1>
  • Allamakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eckards, with the one closest to Eckards listed first.
    • Waukon Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Volney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
    • Harpers Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Rossville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Holy Cross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Edgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <1>
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
    • Greeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <1>
    • Oneida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Earlville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
    • Delaware
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Rockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Waupeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
      • Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
    • Holy Cross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Balltown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Old Balltown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
      • Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
    • New Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
      • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Rickardsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Sherrill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bankston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Dyersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <1>
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
    • Durango
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <1>
    • Graf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
    • Wadena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Maryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Fayette County
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Clermont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <1>
    • Brainard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Wauzeka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Eastman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Boydtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
      • Boydtown is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Steuben
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Bagley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wyalusing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
    • North Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Patch Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Bloomington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Beetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
      • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Cassville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Mount Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Millville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Mount Ida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Lancaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
    • Potosi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eckards, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tangeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tangeman Cemetery
  • Borcherding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borcherding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borcherding Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagley Cemetery
  • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceres Cemetery
  • Gockel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gockel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gockel Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Charlotte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Cemetery
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Guttenberg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guttenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guttenberg Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Bagley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Ceres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Clayton County
  • Guttenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wyalusing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
    • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Garnavillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Osterdock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
    • Osterdock is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Millville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Clayton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Elkport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Turkey River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
      • Turkey River is located in Clayton County
    • Cassville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Beetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
      • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)

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.

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

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eckards) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eckards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8564, Longitude: -91.1043       In this case, the coordinates for Eckards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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