Welcome to Carl ...

The town of Carl is located in Barrow County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carl has a population of 240 people<3> (see below for details).

Carl is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Carl: (470)<5>, (678) & (770)

Websites for Carl ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Carl, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carl had an population of 240 people. This is a decrease of 5.88% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carl had a population of 255 people. This makes Carl the county's 6th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carl.

Communities Also Named Carl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Carl - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carl ...

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

• Gainesville Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Lawrenceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
• Duluth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <6>
• Sugar Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <6>
• Suwanee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee
  • Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwanee <6>
• Snellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellville
  • Snellville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snellville <6>
• Winder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <6>
• Dry Pond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Buford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <6>
• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carl ...

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

Adding Carl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carl 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 Carl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carl post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barrow County: www.barrowga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/