Welcome to Karlin ...

Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Karlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Karlin is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Karlin: (231)

Communities Also Named Karlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Karlin - they are located in Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Karlin ...

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

• Traverse City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <4>
• Kingsley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <4>
• Buckley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <4>
• Benzonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <4>
• Kaleva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <4>
• Thompsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Mesick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <4>
• Beulah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Honor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <4>
• Lake Ann
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <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 Karlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Karlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Karlin ...

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

Adding Karlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Karlin post office opened in 1903.

We also found Karlin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Karlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/