Welcome to Eckerman ...

Eckerman is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Eckerman is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckerman, 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.

Eckerman is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eckerman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Eckerman: 906

The ZIP code for Eckerman: 49728<3>

Communities near Eckerman ...

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

• Hulbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
• Trout Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <4>
• Fiborn ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
  • Fiborn has also been known as:
  • Fiborn Quarry
• Emerson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
• Dick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dick is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Ozark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
• Rexton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
• Fibre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
• Lencel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lencel is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
• Paradise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eckerman ...

Looking for more information about Eckerman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eckerman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eckerman.

Adding Eckerman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckerman.