Welcome to Erin Shades ...
Erin Shades is located in Henrico County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Erin Shades, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Erin Shades is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Erin Shades lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Erin Shades: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Erin Shades ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Erin Shades.
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hylas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Tuckahoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Quail Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Dumbarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico 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 Erin Shades. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erin Shades.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Erin Shades. 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 Shades.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Erin Shades. See our Newspapers Page for Erin Shades.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erin Shades ...
Looking for more information about Erin Shades? 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 Shades, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Erin Shades.
Adding Erin Shades to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Erin Shades in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Erin Shades was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Erin Shades in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Erin Shades.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erin Shades - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Erin Shades area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Erin Shades area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |