Welcome to Carnforth ...

Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carnforth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Carnforth is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Carnforth ...

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

• Grinnell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <4>
• Williamsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Marengo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• Brooklyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Montezuma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Blairstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Blairstown is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <4>
• Malcom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
  • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <4>
• Ladora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
  • Ladora is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <4>
• Deep River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnforth ...

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

Adding Carnforth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carnforth 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 Carnforth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carnforth post office opened in 1884.

We also found Carnforth in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnforth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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