County of village: Warren County
Location of village: South-central in county; crossroads of: Concord Hill Rd. & Mill Rd., SW of MO-47
"Concord Hill: A village in the southwest part of Charrette Township near Charrette Creek, about a mile northwest of Peers. It is on a hill, and it has been conjectured that the "Concord" part of the name was given because Concord grapes are much grown in the vicinity. More probably, however, it was the idea of concord that has made the name a general favorite in the United States, which has over forty Concords and Concordias in thirty different states, including one of each in Missouri. The village was formerly called Eckelkamp, or Ecklekamp's Post Office, in Honor of Joseph Eckelkamp, who was borm in Germany in 1830 and came to America when he was thirteen years old. In 1854 he came to this neighborhood from St. Louis and became a merchant. The post office of Ecklekamp was established in 1892. Shortly afterwards, however, when the M.K. & T. Railroad was completed some distance away, the importance of Ecklekamp declined. The post office was discontinued in 1895, and the same year one was established at Peers, which was on the new railroad. Mr. Ecklekamp became the first postmaster at Peers, where he was also president of the Henneken Garden Plow Clompany. A few years before 1895, his son Louis Ecklekamp associated himself with his father's business, and the present proprietor, Mr. H. Ecklekamp, is a descendant of Joseph Ecklekamp." ~ County Map, Missouri Highway Commission, 1908; WARRENTON BANNER, Apr. 7, 1911
"Joseph Eckelcamp had a general store here. His stock consisted of dry goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, notions, furnishing goods, groceries, queens-ware, etc." ~ History of Warren County, p. 1038.
"It is situated on Secs. 16, 21, Twp 45 N, R. 2 W, west of Marthasville.
"Mail is via Marthasville; population 60." ~ Rand McNally, 1974.