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We found 25 communities that share the name Carrollton.
Within Illinois, the name Carrollton is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Pickens County
This Carrollton is located in Pickens County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Carrollton.
Arkansas
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Carrollton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carrollton.
Georgia
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Indiana
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Hancock County
This Carrollton is located in Hancock County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Carrollton.
Iowa
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Kentucky
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Carrollton [Jefferson Parish].
Orleans Parish
This Carrollton is located in Orleans Parish and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the south of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Carrollton.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Frederick County
This Carrollton is located in Frederick County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Carrollton.
Prince George's County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Carrollton [Prince George's County].
Michigan
Macomb County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Carrollton.
Saginaw County
This Carrollton is located in Saginaw County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Carrollton.
Mississippi
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Missouri
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Carrollton.
Ohio
Carroll County
This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Carrollton [Montgomery County].
Texas
Dallas County
This Carrollton is located in Dallas County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Carrollton.
Virginia
Isle of Wight County
This Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Carrollton.
Washington
Cowlitz County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Carrollton [Cowlitz County].
West Virginia
Barbour County
This Carrollton is located in Barbour County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Carrollton.
Wisconsin
Dunn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Carrollton [Dunn County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrollton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Carrollton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrollton and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Carrollton to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carrollton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2948, Longitude: -90.4062 In this case, the coordinates for Carrollton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Carrollton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Carrollton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.234 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.031 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.593 degrees.