Welcome to Erasmus ...

Erasmus is located in Cumberland County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Erasmus, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Erasmus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Erasmus is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Erasmus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Erasmus (for example, toward Graysville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Erasmus lies within the (931) area code.

Communities near Erasmus ...

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

• Clarktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Fairfield Glade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <4>
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• Pikeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <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 Erasmus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erasmus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erasmus ...

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

Adding Erasmus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erasmus 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 Erasmus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Erasmus post office opened in 1880.

We also found Erasmus in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erasmus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/