Welcome to Erlanger ...

Erlanger is located in Davidson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Erlanger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Erlanger is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Erlanger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Erlanger lies within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Erlanger ...

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

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

Communities near Erlanger ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
• High Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <4>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Thomasville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Clemmons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
• Archdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <4>
• Trinity
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
• Mocksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <4>
• Midway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erlanger ...

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

Adding Erlanger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erlanger 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 Erlanger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Erlanger post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erlanger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/