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Welcome to Earnshaw ...

Earnshaw is located in Wetzel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Earnshaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Earnshaw is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Earnshaw: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Earnshaw ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shinnston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrackville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Monongah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rivesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lumberport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lumberport is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Cameron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grant Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grant Town is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Pine Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earnshaw ...

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

Adding Earnshaw to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Earnshaw post office opened in 1885. The Earnshaw post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earnshaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Earnshaw - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Earnshaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Earnshaw 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/