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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Earle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Earle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Earle, please Contact Us.

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 Earle (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 Earle. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Earle is historic, it would have been located within present day Aiken County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

Below are the counties that are near Earle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Earle:

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Earle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Camp Rawls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Kitchings Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Nicholson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Seivern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Montmorenci
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Roseland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Aiken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wagener
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Monetta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Whaley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Elko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Reynold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Snelling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Barnwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Trenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphys Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Edgefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Colliers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Gilbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Lake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Red Bank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Swansea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Neeses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Memory Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • National Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
    • Rockbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Bonair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Forest Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Southgate Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Earle, see our County-by-County Page for Earle.

Cemeteries Near Earle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Earle.

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 Earle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Earle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.

  • Courtney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cullum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrights Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Goss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cumbee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Earle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Earle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Earle, with the one closest to Earle listed first.

  • Croft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Kitchings Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Roseland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Montmorenci
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Seivern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Aiken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagener
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Samaria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ridge Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monetta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vaucluse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Earle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Earle.

Newspapers Published in Earle ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Earle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Earle, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Earle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Earle:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Earle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Earle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.