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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)
  • Mayo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • 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)
    • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Steinhatchee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Steward City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Steward City is located in Dixie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
  • Day
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowling Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Cross City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Branford
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Carbur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carbur post office opened in 1915. The Carbur post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbur.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/