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Eckert

Ghost town · Gillespie County, Texas

Willow City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Willow City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eckert is a ghost town in Gillespie County, Texas. It is one of 9 former communities in Gillespie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eckert as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.4144° N, 98.7367° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,741 ft
Nearest living townStonewall, TX
Distance to it12 miles
Coordinates30.41440, -98.73670

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What's there now

Eckert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stonewall, TX (population 347), about 12 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,741 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Eckert?

Eckert is in Gillespie County, Texas, at 30.4144, -98.7367.

How many ghost towns are in Gillespie County?

Gillespie County, Texas has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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