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Welcome to Carara ...

Carara is located in Talladega County<1>.

Carara is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Carara (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Carara: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Carara ...

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

  • Oxford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Talladega
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylacauga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Munford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 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 Carara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carara.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carara ...

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

Adding Carara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carara 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 (so far) for Carara was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Carara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Carara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.