Welcome to Eckley (aka 'Eckley Miners Village') ...
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 Luzerne County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Eckley is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Eckley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Eckley was located: 570 & 272<4>
The community of Eckley has also been called Eckley Miners Village.
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 Oregon.
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.
- Wilkes-Barre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamaqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Lehighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
- Jim Thorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 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 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 1857.
We also found Eckley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckley.
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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckley - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Eckley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Eckley 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/ |