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Welcome to Carnforth ...

Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marengo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Belle Plaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brooklyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Montezuma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Malcom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ladora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Deep River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • 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 (so far) for Carnforth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carnforth post office opened in 1884. The Carnforth post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnforth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Poweshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carnforth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/