Welcome to Carroll ...

The location of Carroll has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carroll, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Carroll is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carroll lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Carroll: (410), (443)<3> & (667)

Websites for Carroll ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Carroll, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Carroll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carroll - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, 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.

• Baltimore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Laurel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Sykesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Brooklyn Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
• Charles Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
• Hampden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Lochearn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochearn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
  • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
• Patapsco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
  • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
• Pumphrey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
  • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Carroll on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (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 Maryland: www.maryland.gov/