Welcome to Ernst ...

Ernst is located in Clark County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Ernst (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of Ernst has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ernst, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ernst is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ernst (for example, toward Riley (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ernst: 217 & 447<4>

Communities Also Named Ernst ...

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

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

Communities near Ernst ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <5>
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Casey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>
• West Terre Haute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <5>
• Shelburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <5>
• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
• Farmersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Hutsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <5>
• Merom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
  • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <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 Ernst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ernst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ernst ...

Looking for more information about Ernst? 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 Ernst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ernst.

Adding Ernst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ernst 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 for Ernst was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ernst mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ernst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ernst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov