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Welcome to Eckert ...

Eckert is located in Hill Country.

Eckert is located in Gillespie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eckert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Eckert is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eckert lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Eckert: 830

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 Pennsylvania.

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.

  • Fredericksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blowout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Blumenthal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
  • Stonewall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Cain City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
    • Hye is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <3>
  • Albert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luckenbach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eckert ...

Looking for more information about Eckert? 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 Eckert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Eckert post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eckert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eckert - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/