Welcome to Eckley ...
So far, we found very little information about Eckley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eckley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eckley, please Contact Us.
Eckley would have been located within present day Curry County<2>.
The location of Eckley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Eckley is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Eckley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Eckley still existed, it would have been in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Eckley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Eckley - they are located in California, Colorado, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eckley.
Communities near Eckley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eckley.
- Myrtle Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
- Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <6>
- Port Orford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orford
- Port Orford is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orford <6>
- Powers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <6>
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Broadbent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
- Broadbent is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <6>
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Langlois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlois
- Langlois is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langlois <6>
- Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Sixes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixes
- Sixes is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sixes <6>
- Arago
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Arago is located in Coos County
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 Eckley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eckley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eckley. 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 Eckley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckley. See our Newspapers Page for Eckley.
Adding Eckley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eckley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eckley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Eckley post office opened in 1883.
We also found Eckley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |