Welcome to Carver ...

Carver is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Carver is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Carver is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Carver is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Carver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Carver: This one is located in Newton County and the other is located in Grant County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 12 communities that are also named Carver - they are located in Florida (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carver ...

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

• Harrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Bellefonte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Jasper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Western Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
  • Western Grove is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Valley Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Everton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
• Saint Joe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <4>
• Pindall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
  • Pindall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Mount Judea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
  • Mount Judea is located in Newton 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 Carver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carver.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carver ...

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

Adding Carver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carver post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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