Eckman, West Virginia

Eckman is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Eckman is located along U.S. Route 52 to the west of the city of Keystone. Eckman was formerly known as Shawnee Camp. At Shawnee Camp, miner John Hardy reportedly murdered a man in a gambling dispute. His death was memorialized in the popular folk song, “John Hardy.” ^[2]

Eckman
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°24′16″N 81°27′51″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	McDowell
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24829
GNIS feature ID	1554363[1]