Welcome to Carnesville ...

The city of Carnesville is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carnesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carnesville has a population of 603 people<2> (see below for details).

Carnesville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Carnesville: (706) & (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Carnesville: 30521<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carnesville had an population of 603 people. This is an increase of 4.51% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carnesville had a population of 577 people. This makes Carnesville the county's 5th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Carnesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carnesville - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Carnesville ...

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

• Dalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Toccoa
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <6>
• Commerce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Cornelia
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• Hartwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <6>
• Madison Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
• Jarrett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
• Baldwin
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• Royston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Lavonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <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 Carnesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carnesville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carnesville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carnesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnesville ...

Looking for more information about Carnesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carnesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carnesville.

Adding Carnesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carnesville 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 Carnesville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1796.

We also found Carnesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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