Welcome to Eris ...

Eris is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Eris is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Eris: (937)

Communities near Eris ...

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

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Sidney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Bellefontaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Urbana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• New Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <4>
• Saint Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paris
  • Saint Paris is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paris <4>
• West Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• North Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <4>
• De Graff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • De Graff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <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 Eris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eris.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eris ...

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

Adding Eris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eris post office opened in 1885.

We also found Eris on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/