Welcome to Carrville ...
Carrville is located in Trinity County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Carrville is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carrville is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Carrville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Carrville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Carrville - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrville.
Communities near Carrville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrville.
- Trinity Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Center
- Trinity Center is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity Center <3>
- Gibson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gibson is located in Shasta County
- Lamoine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Minersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Pollard Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Flat
- Pollard Flat is located in Shasta County
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Delta:
- Bayles
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Shasta County
- Vollmers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Callahan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
- Callahan is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <3>
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Carrville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrville. 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 Carrville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrville. See our Newspapers Page for Carrville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrville ...
Looking for more information about Carrville? 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 Carrville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carrville.
Adding Carrville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carrville 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 for Carrville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Carrville post office opened in 1882.
We also found Carrville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |