Welcome to Carmack ...

Carmack is located in Lyon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Carmack is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Carmack lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Carmack: (270)

Communities Also Named Carmack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carmack - they are located in Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Carmack ...

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

• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Benton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Cadiz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Eddyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Calvert City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Kuttawa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Fredonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carmack ...

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

Adding Carmack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carmack 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 Carmack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carmack post office opened in 1890.

We also found Carmack in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/