Welcome to Erda ...

Erda is located in Tooele County<1>.

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

Erda was established in 1851.

Erda is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<3> 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

The telephone 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <4>
• West Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <4>
• South Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <4>
• Taylorsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Herriman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <4>
• Tooele
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <4>
• Kearns
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearns
  • Kearns is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearns <4>
• Magna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magna
  • Magna is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magna <4>
• Grantsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Copperton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
  • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County

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 for Erda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/