Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Earlville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Earlville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Earlville is located in Berks County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berks County: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Earlville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Earlville:
- Berks County (The home county of Earlville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Yellow House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
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- Griesemersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Amity Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
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- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
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- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ironstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Manatawny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
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- Limekiln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
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- Monocacy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
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- Boyertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bally
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Argus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Trumbauersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milford Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Steinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
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- Rich Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
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- Zionhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
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- Derstines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
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- Sellersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Quakertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
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- Fairhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Perkasie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Pottstown Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Fricks Lock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Bucktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Parker Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Slonaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Nantmeal Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
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- Elverson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Saint Davids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Green Countrie Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Terre Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Blue Ball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Earl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Weaverland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Blainsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Newmanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Stricklerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schaefferstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Hensingersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Macungie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Dillingerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- New Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
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- Hynemansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Emmaus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Bramcote
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Halfway House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Stowe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Gilbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Congo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
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- New Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sanatoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fagleysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Anise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
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- Pleasant Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
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- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Leithsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Hellertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freemansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Howertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Wassergass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Weaversville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Kreidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rauschs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Rene Mont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Aucheys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Mantz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Landingville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- McKeansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Andreas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Earlville, see our County-by-County Page for Earlville.
Cemeteries Near Earlville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Earlville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Earlville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Earlville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Young - Kissling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lesher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Earlville had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Earlville, with the one closest to Earlville listed first.
- Yellow House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Griesemersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Worman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worman is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worman
- Spangsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spangsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangsville
- Greshville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greshville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshville
- Shanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Baumstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baumstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumstown
- Monocacy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Monocacy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monocacy Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Station
- Douglassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Manatawny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Earlville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Earlville.
Newspapers Published in Earlville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Earlville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Earlville, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Earlville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Earlville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Berks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Earlville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Earlville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |