Welcome to East Eden ...
East Eden is located in Erie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Eden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for East Eden: E. Eden
East Eden is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Eden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Eden: 716 & 624<3>
Communities near East Eden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Eden.
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lackawanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Depew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
- East Aurora is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Orchard Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 East Eden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Eden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Eden. 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 East Eden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Eden. See our Newspapers Page for East Eden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Eden ...
Looking for more information about East Eden? 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 East Eden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Eden.
Adding East Eden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Eden 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 East Eden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Eden post office opened in 1851.
We also found East Eden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Eden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Eden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the East Eden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the East Eden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |