Welcome to Carrollton ...

Carrollton is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Carrollton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrollton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Carrollton is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Carrollton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Carrollton: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Hancock County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 25 communities that are also named Carrollton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton.

Communities near Carrollton ...

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

• Kokomo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Logansport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Delphi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Flora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Rossville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Galveston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
• Mulberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Russiaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <4>
• Walton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrollton ...

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

Adding Carrollton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carrollton post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrollton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrollton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov