Welcome to Erial ...

Erial is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Erial, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Erial is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Erial: 856

Communities near Erial ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• Camden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Hammonton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Yeadon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Gloucester City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erial ...

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

Adding Erial to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Erial post office opened in 1894.

We also found Erial on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erial.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/