Welcome to Karlo ...
So far, we found very little information about Karlo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Karlo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Karlo, please Contact Us.
Karlo would have been located within present day Lassen County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Karlo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Karlo is 4,430 feet [1,350 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Karlo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Karlo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Karlo was located: 530 & 837<4>
The community of Karlo was previously named Secret.
Communities near Karlo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Karlo.
- Susanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antelope is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Standish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wendel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leavitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leavitt is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt
- Ravendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Janesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Karlo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Karlo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Karlo. 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 Karlo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Karlo. See our Newspapers Page for Karlo.
Adding Karlo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Karlo 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 Karlo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Karlo post office opened in 1911. The Karlo post office closed in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Karlo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Karlo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Karlo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Karlo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Karlo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |