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 altitude 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.

• Goodland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goodland
  • From Caruso to Goodland
• Kanorado
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanorado
  • Kanorado is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanorado <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kanorado
  • From Caruso to Kanorado
• Edson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Edson is located in Sherman County
• Brewster
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <3>
• Burlington
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
• Hale
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Hale is located in Yuma County (CO)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hale
  • From Caruso to Hale
• Wheeler
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wheeler
  • From Caruso to Wheeler
• Saint Francis
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Francis
  • From Caruso to Saint Francis
• Sharon Springs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
  • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Former name for Sharon Springs:
  • Eagle Trail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sharon Springs
  • From Caruso to Sharon Springs

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.