Welcome to Carlan ...

Carlan is located in Banks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Carlan is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Carlan: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Carlan ...

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

Communities near Carlan ...

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

• Dalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Dry Pond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Jefferson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Toccoa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Commerce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Cornelia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Madison Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Baldwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Lula
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Royston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlan ...

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

Adding Carlan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlan 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 Carlan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carlan post office opened in 1904.

We also found Carlan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Banks County: www.bankscountyga.org/

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