Welcome to Carlyss ...

Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlyss, 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.

Carlyss is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Carlyss: 337

Communities near Carlyss ...

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

• Lake Charles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Charles
  • From Carlyss to Lake Charles
• Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sulphur
  • From Carlyss to Sulphur
• Westlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>
• Vinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• DeQuincy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
  • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <3>
• Prien
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prien
  • From Carlyss to Prien
• Edgerly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edgerly
  • From Carlyss to Edgerly
• Grand Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grand Lake
  • From Carlyss to Grand Lake
• Greinwich Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greinwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Hackberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlyss ...

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

Adding Carlyss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlyss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/