Welcome to Era ...

So far, we found very little information about Era. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Era to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Era, please Contact Us.

Era would have been located within present day Miller County<2>.

The location of Era has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Era, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Era is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Era was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Era still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Era ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Era - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Era.

Communities near Era ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Era.

• Atlanta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Vivian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Queen City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Oil City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Plain Dealing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <5>
• Fouke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
  • Fouke is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <5>
• Bradley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Bloomburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
  • Bloomburg is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <5>
• Hosston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <5>
• Rodessa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Era. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Era.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Era. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Era.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Era. See our Newspapers Page for Era.

Adding Era to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Era in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Era was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Era post office opened in 1889.

We also found Era in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Era.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/