Welcome to Erwin ...
Erwin is located Erwin is located in Grimes County<1>. The location of Erwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Erwin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896. Erwin is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Erwin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Erwin is within the boundaries of the (936) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Erwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Erwin. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Erwin. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Erwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erwin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Erwin. 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 Erwin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Erwin. See our Newspapers Page for Erwin. Looking for more information about Erwin? 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 Erwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Erwin. We originally found mention of Erwin 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 Erwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Erwin.
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From that list, the Erwin post office opened in 1896.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/