Welcome to Eckert ...
So far, we found very little information about Eckert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eckert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eckert, please Contact Us.
Eckert would have been located within present day Lehigh County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Eckert is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Eckert was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Eckert was located: 610, 484 & 835<4>
Communities Also Named Eckert ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eckert - they are located in Colorado and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eckert.
Communities near Eckert ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eckert.
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <5>
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <5>
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Emmaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
- Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <5>
- Northampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <5>
- Quakertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <5>
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Catasauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <5>
- Hellertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
- Hellertown is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <5>
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 Eckert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eckert.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eckert. 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 Eckert.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eckert. See our Newspapers Page for Eckert.
Adding Eckert to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eckert 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 Eckert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Eckert post office opened in 1897.
We also found Eckert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckert.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Eckert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Eckert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Eckert area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |