Welcome to Carl ...

Carl is located in Hill Country.

Carl is located in Travis County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Carl, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Carl is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Carl: (512)

Communities Also Named Carl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Carl: This one is located in Travis County and the other is located in Navarro County.

Beyond Texas, there are 11 communities that are also named Carl - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carl ...

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

• Austin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• San Marcos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <4>
• Kyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
• Buda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
• Manor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Lockhart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
• Bee Cave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
  • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
• West Lake Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Rollingwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Uhland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
  • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carl ...

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

Adding Carl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carl 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 Carl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carl post office opened in 1887.

We also found Carl in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/