Earling is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, in which the population was 76. The Earling

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closed on July 1, 1989. The town now shares ZIP Code 25632 with Lyburn and Taplin. The community used to be known as "Ferndale" and "Manbar"; its name was changed to Earling in 1906. The present name is after a pioneer settler.

Geography

Earling is in south-central Logan County, on the east side of the

Guyandotte River The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It was named after the French term for the Wendat Native Americans. It drains an area of ...

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formerly went through the center of town but is now a four-lane highway that bypasses the town on the west side of the river; the closest access is half a mile to the northwest from Rich Creek Road. The town of

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is to the southeast. According to the

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, the Earling CDP has a total area of , of which , or 8.70%, are water. The Guyandotte River, which comprises the water area, is a north-flowing waterway which joins the

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east of Huntington.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Logan County, West Virginia Census-designated places in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Logan County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Guyandotte River