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Eckley

Ghost town · Contra Costa County, California

Carquinez Strait quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500)
Carquinez Strait quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1896, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eckley is a ghost town in Contra Costa County, California. It is one of 13 former communities in Contra Costa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eckley 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 38.0539° N, 122.2028° W.

Key facts

Elevation15 ft
Nearest living townCrockett, CA
Distance to it1 miles
Coordinates38.05389, -122.20278

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What's there now

Eckley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crockett, CA (population 3,642), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 15 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ex-Southern Pacific locomotive #6448 leads the westbound Amtrak California Zephyr - by then unnamed, and soon to be renamed City of San Francisco - at Eckley in
Ex-Southern Pacific locomotive #6448 leads the westbound Amtrak California Zephyr - by then unnamed, and soon to be renamed City of San Francisco - at Eckley in · Drew Jacksich / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Eckley?

Eckley is in Contra Costa County, California, at 38.0539, -122.2028.

How many ghost towns are in Contra Costa County?

Contra Costa County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.