Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Blaine County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Carlton is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Carlton ...

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

• Watonga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watonga
  • Watonga is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watonga <4>
• Fairview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Okeene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <4>
• Canton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Longdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <4>
• Hitchcock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
• Oakwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Eagle City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
• Cantonment ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
  • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
• Fay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fay is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

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

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlton was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Carlton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/