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Welcome to Caruso ...

Caruso is located in Sherman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caruso, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Caruso is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Caruso is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Caruso lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Caruso and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Caruso: 785

Communities Also Named Caruso ...

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

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

Communities near Caruso ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Caruso.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caruso ...

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

Adding Caruso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caruso 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 Caruso was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caruso.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sherman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caruso - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.