Welcome to Eckelson ...
Eckelson is located in Barnes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckelson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.
Eckelson is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Eckelson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Eckelson: 701
Communities near Eckelson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eckelson.
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimbledon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Wimbledon is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimbledon <3>
- Sanborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spiritwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
- Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dazey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
- Dazey is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <3>
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
- Leal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
- Leal is located in Barnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Spiritwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Bloom is located in Stutsman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bloom
- From Eckelson to Bloom
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 Eckelson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eckelson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eckelson. 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 Eckelson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckelson. See our Newspapers Page for Eckelson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eckelson ...
Looking for more information about Eckelson? 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 Eckelson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eckelson.
Adding Eckelson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eckelson 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 for Eckelson was on a map titled Map of North Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckelson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Barnes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckelson - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |