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Welcome to Earlville ...

Earlville is located in Mobile County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Earlville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Earlville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Earlville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Earlville is within the boundaries of the (251) area code.

Communities Also Named Earlville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Earlville - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Earlville.

Communities near Earlville ...

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

  • Semmes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Citronelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <4>
  • Leakesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <4>
  • Wilmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
  • Brown Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Gulfcrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
  • Chunchula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
  • Agricola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in George County (MS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earlville ...

Looking for more information about Earlville? 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 Earlville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Earlville.

Adding Earlville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earlville 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 Earlville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Earlville post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earlville.

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, 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 Earlville - 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/









 

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