Welcome to Erlton ...

Erlton is located in Camden County<1>.

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

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

Erlton is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Erlton lies within the (856) area code.

Communities near Erlton ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Camden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Yeadon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Gloucester City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Lansdowne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <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 Erlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erlton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erlton ...

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

Adding Erlton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erlton. 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/