Welcome to Mount Carmel ...

Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Carmel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel

Mount Carmel is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Carmel is located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Carmel ...

While we believe that this Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Mount Carmel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Geneva, Jackson, Madison and Marshall County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Carmel - they are located in Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Carmel ...

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

• Pike Road
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <4>
• Fort Deposit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
  • Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <4>
• Mosses
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
  • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
• Hayneville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
  • Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <4>
• Petrey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
  • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
• Sandy Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
• Ada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Montgomery County
• Highland Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home
  • Highland Home is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Home <4>
• Pintlala
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
  • Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
  • Former name for Pintlala:
  • Colquitt
• Lapine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Lapine is located in Montgomery 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 Mount Carmel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carmel ...

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

Adding Mount Carmel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Carmel post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Carmel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/