Earlington, Kentucky
Earlington is a Hopkins county city just south of Madisonville. It was established by the Saint Bernard Mining Company and named for Madisonville lawyer John Baylis Earl.
Earlington was incorporated in 1871.
A Hall post office, named for a local family, opened in 1852 and closed in 1863. The Earlington post office opened in 1871.
The population in 2020 was 1,259.
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