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Welcome to Earlehurst ...

Earlehurst is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earlehurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Earlehurst is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Earlehurst: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Earlehurst ...

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

  • Covington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ronceverte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • New Castle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckahoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • Moss Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earlehurst ...

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

Adding Earlehurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Earlehurst 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 Earlehurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Earlehurst post office opened in 1897. The Earlehurst post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earlehurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earlehurst - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Earlehurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Earlehurst 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.
<5>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/