Welcome to Carbon ...The town of Carbon is located in Clay County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Carbon has a population of 380 people<2> (see below for details). Carbon is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Carbon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Carbon (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Carbon: 812 & 930<4> The ZIP code for Carbon: 47837<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbon had an population of 380 people. This is a decrease of 4.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.77% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbon had a population of 397 people. This makes Carbon the county's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 397 people, the population of Carbon increased 18.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 334 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Carbon. Communities Also Named Carbon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Carbon - they are located in Alberta, California, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (5), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbon. Communities near Carbon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carbon.
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 Carbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carbon. 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 Carbon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbon. See our Newspapers Page for Carbon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbon ...Looking for more information about Carbon? 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 Carbon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carbon. Adding Carbon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Carbon 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 Carbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbon. Footnotes ...
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