While we don't have a date for the founding of Erie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.
When the people of Erie refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Erieite<1>
Time Zone: Erie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
Note: If you travel east from Erie (for example, toward Creston), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Erie - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Erie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erie.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Erie. See our Newspapers Page for Erie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erie ...
Looking for more information about Erie? 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 Erie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Erie.
Adding Erie to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Erie was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Erie refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Erie may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
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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 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Erie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Erie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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