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Welcome to Earl Park ...

The town of Earl Park is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earl Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Earl Park has a population of 344 people<2> (see below for details).

Earl Park is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Earl Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Earl Park (for example, toward Milford (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Earl Park: 765

The ZIP code for Earl Park: 47942<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Earl Park had an population of 344 people. This is a decrease of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 29.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Earl Park had a population of 348 people. This makes Earl Park the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 348 people, the population of Earl Park decreased 28.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 485 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Earl Park.

Communities near Earl Park ...

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

  • Watseka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fowler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Kentland is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <5>
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Remington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
    • Remington is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <5>
  • Morocco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
    • Morocco is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <5>
  • Goodland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
    • Brook is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <5>
  • Sheldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earl Park ...

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

Adding Earl Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earl Park 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 Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Earl Park post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earl Park.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Earl Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earl Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Earl Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Earl Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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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