Welcome to Carroll ...

Carroll is located in Red River Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carroll, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Carroll is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Carroll: (318)

Communities Also Named Carroll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Carroll: This one is located in Red River Parish and the other is located in Union Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 25 communities that are also named Carroll - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carroll ...

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

• Mansfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Coushatta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
  • Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <4>
• Ringgold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
• South Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
  • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Hall Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
  • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <4>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Castor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
  • Castor is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castor <4>
• Edgefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 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 Carroll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carroll.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carroll ...

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

Adding Carroll to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carroll post office opened in 1901.

We also found Carroll on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carroll.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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