Welcome to Carlson ...

Carlson is located in Elk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Carlson is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Carlson: (814)

Communities Also Named Carlson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Carlson - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carlson ...

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

• Saint Marys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Ridgway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Kane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Johnsonburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Mount Jewett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
• Clarendon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
• Wilcox
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Wilcox is located in Elk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <4>
• Coontown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
  • Coontown is located in McKean County
• Kanesholm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
  • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
• Iron City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Forest County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlson ...

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

Adding Carlson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlson 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 Carlson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/