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Welcome to Erasmus ...

Erasmus is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Code for Erasmus: 931

Communities near Erasmus ...

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

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.<5>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erasmus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/