Welcome to Karlin ...

Karlin is located in Polk 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 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Karlin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Karlin: (417)

Communities Also Named Karlin ...

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

• Bolivar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Fair Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Ash Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Humansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
• Fair Play
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Morrisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <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 (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/