Welcome to Erie ...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). Area Codes for Erie: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2> Communities Also Named Erie ...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. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Erie. Communities near Erie ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Erie.
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 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Erie was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Erie. Footnotes ... |