Welcome to Earl ...
Earl is located in Las Animas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Earl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Earl is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Earl is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Earl lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Earl: 719
Communities Also Named Earl ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Earl - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Earl.
Communities near Earl ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Earl.
- Trinidad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <3>
- Hoehne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
- Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <3>
- Beshoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - El Moro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
- El Moro is located in Las Animas County
- Engleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Engleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Ludlow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
- Thatcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Sopris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Starkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
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 Earl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Earl.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Earl. 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 Earl.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Earl. See our Newspapers Page for Earl.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earl ...
Looking for more information about Earl? 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 Earl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Earl.
Adding Earl to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Earl 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 Earl was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Earl in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Earl.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Earl. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earl - 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> | 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. |
| <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. |