Welcome to Erin ...

Erin is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Erin is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Erin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Erin is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Erin is located in the (409) area code.

Communities Also Named Erin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Erin: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Erin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Erin ...

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

• Jasper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Kirbyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <4>
• Beech Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
• Call
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Call is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <4>
• Spurger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurger
  • Spurger is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spurger <4>
• Call Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
• Fred
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred
  • Fred is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fred <4>
• Sam Rayburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Rayburn
  • Sam Rayburn is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sam Rayburn <4>
• Bon Wier
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Wier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Wier
  • Bon Wier is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Wier <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 Erin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erin ...

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

Adding Erin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erin 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 Erin was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Erin in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Erin post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/