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Welcome to Carroll ...

Carroll is located in Carroll County<1>.

Carroll is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Carroll (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Carroll: 770, 470 & 678<3>

Communities Also Named Carroll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carroll - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carroll ...

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

  • Villa Rica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bremen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hart Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
    • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
  • Tyus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Chattahoochee Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tallapoosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowdon Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carroll ...

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

Adding Carroll to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carroll in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carroll was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

We also found Carroll in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carroll.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carroll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Carroll area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Carroll area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.