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Welcome to Eckards ...

Eckards is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckards, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Eckards is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eckards lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Eckards: 563

Communities near Eckards ...

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

  • 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
  • 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
  • Guttenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Monona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkader
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Garnavillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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

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 Eckards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eckards.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eckards ...

Looking for more information about Eckards? 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 Eckards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eckards.

Adding Eckards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eckards 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 (so far) for Eckards was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckards.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckards - 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.