Welcome to Erskine ...

Erskine is located in Passaic County<1>.

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

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

Erskine is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Erskine: (973) & (862)<4>

Communities Also Named Erskine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Erskine - they are located in Alberta, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Erskine ...

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

• Paterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Hackensack
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Garfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Palm Tree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
• Kiryas Joel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Ridgewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erskine ...

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

Adding Erskine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erskine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

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