Welcome to Eccles ...

Eccles is located in Fremont County<1>.

Eccles is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Eccles is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Eccles lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Eccles: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Eccles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Eccles - they are located in California, Missouri, Nevada, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eccles.

Communities near Eccles ...

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

• Ashton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ashton is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <4>
• Island Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <4>
• Warm River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Warm River is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
• Box Canyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
• Macks Inn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Macks Inn is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <4>
• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marysville is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Squirrel
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
• Drummond
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Drummond is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
• West Yellowstone
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • West Yellowstone is located in Gallatin County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yellowstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Yellowstone <4>
• Yellowstone National Park
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Yellowstone National Park is located in Park County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone National Park

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eccles ...

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

Adding Eccles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eccles 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 Eccles was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eccles.