Welcome to Earles Ferry ...
Earles Ferry is located in Clarke County<1>.
Earles Ferry is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Earles Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Earles Ferry: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Earles Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Earles Ferry.
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
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 Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Earles Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Earles Ferry. 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 Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Earles Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Earles Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earles Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Earles Ferry? 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 Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Earles Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earles Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Earles Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Earles Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |