Welcome to Carmi ...The city of Carmi is located in White County<1> and is the County Seat for White County. The pronunciation of Carmi: KAHR-meye<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Carmi for more information about variations on the name of Carmi. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Carmi has a population of 4,821 people<3> (see below for details). Carmi is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Carmi lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Carmi (for example, toward Spurgeon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Carmi: 618 & 730<5> The ZIP code for Carmi: 62821<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carmi had an population of 4,821 people. This is a decrease of 8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Carmi had a population of 5,240 people (or 35.9% of the total population of White County). This makes Carmi the county's most populous community. The population of Carmi represents 0.04% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 327th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,240 people, the population of Carmi decreased 3.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,422 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Carmi. Communities Also Named Carmi ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carmi - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia and Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carmi. Communities near Carmi ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carmi.
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 Carmi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carmi. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carmi. 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 Carmi. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carmi. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carmi. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carmi ...Looking for more information about Carmi? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Carmi, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carmi. Adding Carmi to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Carmi 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 Carmi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmi. Footnotes ...
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