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Welcome to Erie ...

Erie is located in Clark County<1>.

When the people of Erie refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Erieite<2>

Erie is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Erie is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Erie lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Erie, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Erie: 702 & 725<4>

Communities Also Named Erie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Erie - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Erie ...

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

  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sloan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloan is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Bard ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bard is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
  • Jean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Arden is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Goodsprings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Boulder Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
  • Blue Diamond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bracken ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bracken is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erie ...

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

Adding Erie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erie 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 (so far) for Erie was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Erie refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Erie may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Erie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Erie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.