Welcome to Carrville ...

Carrville is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Carrville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Carrville is within the boundaries of the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Carrville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Carrville - they are located in Alabama, California, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Carrville ...

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

• Charles City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
• New Hampton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <4>
• Nashua
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Clarksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Greene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Fredericksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Rockford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Elma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Plainfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Rudd
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
  • Rudd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudd <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrville ...

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

Adding Carrville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carrville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Carrville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcoia.org/

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