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Welcome to Carbonera ...

Carbonera is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbonera, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Carbonera is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carbonera is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carbonera lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Carbonera: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Carbonera ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Carbonera.

  • Atchee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Atchee is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchee
  • Mack
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Loma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dragon ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dragon is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
    • Former name for Dragon:
    • Dragon Junction
  • Fruita
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Westwater ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Westwater is located in Grand County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwater
  • Rainbow ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow is located in Uintah County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carbonera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbonera.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbonera ...

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

Adding Carbonera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbonera 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 Carbonera was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbonera.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbonera - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Carbonera area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Carbonera 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.