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Welcome to Erda ...

Erda is located in Tooele County<1>.

Erda was established in 1851.

Erda is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Erda is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Erda lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Erda: 435

Communities near Erda ...

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

  • West Valley City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • West Jordan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Jordan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Taylorsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Herriman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tooele
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kearns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Magna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Copperton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton

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 Erda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erda ...

Looking for more information about Erda? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Erda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Erda.

Adding Erda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erda 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 (so far) for Erda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Erda post office opened in 1880. The Erda post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erda - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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