Welcome to Carl ...

Carl is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Carl is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carl lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carl: 641

Communities Also Named Carl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Carl - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, 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.

• Creston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creston
  • From Carl to Creston
• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Carl to Greenfield
• Corning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corning
  • From Carl to Corning
• Lenox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
• Fontanelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fontanelle
  • From Carl to Fontanelle
• Orient
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orient
  • From Carl to Orient
• Massena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Massena is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Massena
  • From Carl to Massena
• Cumberland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cumberland
  • From Carl to Cumberland
• Prescott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
• Bridgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgewater
  • From Carl to Bridgewater

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.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Carl post office opened in 1858.

We also found Carl in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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 Adams County: www.co.adams.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/