Eckert, Colorado

Eckert, Colorado
Neighborhood
Eckert is located in Colorado
Eckert
Eckert
Eckert is located in the United States
Eckert
Eckert
Coordinates: 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W / 38.84278°N 107.96139°W / 38.84278; -107.96139
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesDelta[1]
Elevation
[1]
5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81418
Area code970
Highways SH 65

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]

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 / 38.84278°N 107.96139°W / 38.84278; -107.96139 (38.842649,-107.961273).

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.