Welcome to Earles ...

Earles is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earles, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Earles is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Earles: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Earles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Earles - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Earles ...

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

• Madisonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Madisonville
  • From Earles to Madisonville
• Central City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Former names for Central City:
  • Moreheads Horse Mill
  • Stroud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Central City
  • From Earles to Central City
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenville
  • From Earles to Greenville
• Earlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Earlington
  • From Earles to Earlington
• Livermore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Nortonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nortonville
  • From Earles to Nortonville
• White Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mortons Gap
  • From Earles to Mortons Gap
• Powderly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Calhoun
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calhoun
  • From Earles to Calhoun

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earles ...

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

Adding Earles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earles 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 (so far) for Earles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earles.