Eckert, Colorado
Eckert is a former unincorporated community, now a neighborhood within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Eckert, the ZIP Code for which is 81418.[2]
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Coordinates: 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Delta[1] |
Elevation | 5,568 ft (1,697 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[2] | 81418 |
Area code | 970 |
Highways | SH 65 |
A post office called Eckert has been in operation since 1891.[3] The community was named after Isadora "Dora" Eckert States, the wife of Charles Adelbert States, the first postmaster.[4][5]
Eckert Presbyterian Church is located in the area.
Geography
Eckert is located at 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W (38.842649,-107.961273).
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 19.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 14; Archive Publication #: M841 Accessed via Ancestry.com 18 August 2021.
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