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History · Eros

Eros’ post office opened in 1899, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1910.

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How Eros began

When was Eros founded?

1899

The Eros post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 898 in 19102020 census: 130127 years
Founding year: the first Eros post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Eros’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Eros are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,184 in 1920; 130 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eros’s history is told.

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People over time

Eros, census by census

02004006008001,0001,200192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,184

Peaked at 1,184 in 1920; 130 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Eros’ Wikipedia page.

The story

How Eros came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Eros.

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The Tremont Lumber company founded Eros, in the early 20th century. Mrs. Mary Collins, née Nash (wife of Samuel Collins) suggested that the sawmill boomtown be named after the 433 Eros Asteroid (discovered in 1898). Eros served as a center point for a number of small surrounding communities, such as Hog Hair, Jumping Vernon, Indian Village, Salem Guyton, Flat Creek, Head Settlement, Vernon, Fuller Town, and Bug Tussle. Most children in these communities were sent to study at the Eros school, and citizens would normally receive their mail through rural mail coming from Eros. Box suppers would be held for various causes, making Eros a social center.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Eros, 1899 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1899Post officeThe Eros post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 1,184
  5. 1922Born hereJesse C. Deen is born here
  6. 1923Born hereHarry Larche is born here
  7. 1933Born hereBuzz Busby is born here
  8. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Eros, decade by decade

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On the map

Eros on the map, 1953 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eros. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Eros on the 1953 USGS mapEros on the 1972 USGS mapEros on the 1982 USGS map1953Chatham sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eros.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Eros

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Buzz BusbyBluegrass musician · b. 1933
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Jesse C. DeenLouisiana politician and educator · b. 1922
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Harry LarcheAmerican football player · b. 1923
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Eros’s post office has been open since 1899.

Gone or out of use
Eros High Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Eros
Eros

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Eros’ history

What year was Eros founded?

The Eros post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.