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Welcome to Earleys ...

Earleys is located in Hertford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earleys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Earleys is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Earleys: 828

Communities near Earleys ...

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

  • Ahoskie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Murfreesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rich Square
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Aulander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Winton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Cofield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earleys ...

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

Adding Earleys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earleys 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 Earleys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Earleys post office opened in 1890. The Earleys post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earleys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Hertford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earleys - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/