Earling, WV

Earling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 76 residents. The Earling post office closed on July 1, 1989. The community used to be known as "Ferndale" and "Manbar"; its name was changed to Earling in 1906. The through line in Earling is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Earling makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Earling is in south-central Logan County, on the east side of the Guyandotte River. West Virginia Route 10 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. Earling includes the Guyandotte River.