Welcome to Carefree ...

The town of Carefree is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Carefree has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Carefree is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Carefree lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Carefree (for example, toward Dale), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Carefree lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Carefree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carefree - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Carefree ...

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

• Corydon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Palmyra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Milltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Marengo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• English
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Lanesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Lanesville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <4>
• Birdseye
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Leavenworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Crandall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Crandall is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Carefree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carefree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carefree ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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