Eckert, Texas | |
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  Eckert Location within the state of Texas  Eckert Eckert (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°24′52″N 98°44′12″W / 30.41444°N 98.73667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-22492[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379698[2] |
Eckert is a ghost town, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. West of Willow City, on FM 1323, Eckert is at the junction of State Highway 16.[3]
White settlers came to the area in 1875 and built Mount Zion, a log church. A small community they named Nebo, after nearby Nebo Mountain 3 miles (4.8 km) north,[4] grew up around the church.
A post office appointment was offered to, and declined by, George W. Graves in 1903. When Wilhelm Rudolph Eckert opened a store in the location in 1903, he became the first postmaster of Eckert. At his request, Nebo was renamed Eckert.[5]
The population peaked in 1925 at 100, but is today a ghost town.[6] It does not have a zip code of its own, but shares the Willow City zip code.
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Eckert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Kohout, Martin Donell. "Eckert, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Nebo Mountain". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Gillespie County Postmasters". Jim Wheat. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Escapes-Eckert, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Baker, T. Lindsay (1991). Ghost Towns of Texas. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-2189-5.
- Baker, T. Lindsay (2005). More Ghost Towns of Texas. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3724-7.
Municipalities and communities of Gillespie County, Texas, United States | ||
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