| Official Name: | Eckert, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Image: | Relief map of Texas.png |
| Pushpin Label: | Eckert |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gillespie |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 530 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1739 |
| Coordinates: | 30.4144°N -98.7367°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-22492[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1379698[2] |
Eckert is a ghost town, 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 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.