Welcome to Carbur ...

Carbur is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Carbur is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carbur lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Carbur ...

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

• Perry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• Mayo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
• Buckville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Steinhatchee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinhatchee
  • Steinhatchee is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steinhatchee <3>
• Steward City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
  • Steward City is located in Dixie County
• Day
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <3>
• Dowling Park
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
• Cross City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <3>
• Shady Grove
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <3>
• Branford
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
  • Branford is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <3>

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 Carbur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbur ...

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

Adding Carbur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Carbur post office opened in 1915.

We also found Carbur in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/