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Welcome to Eros ...

Eros is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Eros is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eros, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Eros is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eros lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Eros: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Eros ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eros - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Eros ...

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

  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bull Shoals
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Flippin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cotter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Diamond City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Bergman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellefonte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Western Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Eros. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eros.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eros. 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 Eros.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eros ...

Looking for more information about Eros? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eros, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eros.

Adding Eros to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eros in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Eros was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eros post office opened in 1880. The Eros post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eros.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eros - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Eros area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Eros area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/