Welcome to Eccles ...

Eccles is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Eccles is 4,600 feet [1,402 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Eccles is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Eccles lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Eccles: 775

Communities Also Named Eccles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Eccles - they are located in California, Idaho, Missouri, 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.

• Caliente
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Caliente is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <3>
• Yoacham ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yoacham is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
• Islen ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Islen is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
• Barclay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barclay is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
• Panaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Panaca is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panaca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panaca <3>
• Bullionville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
• Joseco ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Joseco is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
• Acoma ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Acoma is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma
• Boyd ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
• Crestline ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Crestline is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline

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.

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

We also 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.