Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Prowers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Carlton is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Carlton is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Carlton and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Carlton is located in the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Carlton: This one is located in Prowers County and the other is located in El Paso County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Carlton ...

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

• Lamar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
• Holly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
• Granada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Granada is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
• Wiley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
  • Wiley is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <4>
• Hartman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hartman is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <4>
• Kornman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Kornman is located in Prowers County
• Big Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Bent County
• Coolidge
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Coolidge is located in Hamilton County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <4>
• McClave
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
  • McClave is located in Bent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <4>
• Chivington
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Chivington is located in Kiowa 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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

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

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prowers County: www.prowerscounty.net/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/