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Welcome to Carryville ...

Carryville is located in Clay County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Carryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Carryville is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Carryville is located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Carryville ...

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

  • Kennett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
    • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
  • Malden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
  • Piggott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
  • Rector
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Senath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Marmaduke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Gideon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gideon <4>
  • Holcomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
    • Holcomb is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <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 Carryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carryville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carryville ...

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

Adding Carryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carryville post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carryville.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carryville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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