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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 Ecco (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 Ecco. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ecco is located in Webster Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Ecco. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ecco:

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Ecco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Cotton Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarepta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shongaloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cullen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Inn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Springhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Doyline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sibley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dubberly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Heflin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Armistead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Mount Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Ivan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
    • Bellevue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eastwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Alden Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Plain Dealing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Espanita Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bodcau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Benton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Parkland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Belcher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilliam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Shreveport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hosston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Missionary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
    • Normandy Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Blackburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Dykesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
    • Holly Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Haynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Darley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Arizona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Lisbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Columbia County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Welcome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Western
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Horsehead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Emerson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Macedonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Philadelphia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Lafayette County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
    • Walnut Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Gin City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
  • Union County (AR)
    • Dodge City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ecco, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Ecco.

Cemeteries Near Ecco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ecco.

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 Ecco - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ecco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.

  • Sandin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flaherty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Growing Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Ecco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ecco.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ecco, with the one closest to Ecco listed first.

  • Cotton Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorcheat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
  • Ivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Sarepta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Blackburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Shongaloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
  • Rocky Mount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Holly Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Doyline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Welcome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ecco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ecco.

Newspapers Published in Ecco ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ecco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ecco, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ecco.

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 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 Ecco:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ecco) 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 Ecco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.