Welcome to Carbondale ...
Carbondale is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Carbondale is located in Menominee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbondale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Carbondale is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carbondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Carbondale: 906
Communities Also Named Carbondale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Carbondale - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbondale.
Communities near Carbondale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carbondale.
- Marinette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marinette
- From Carbondale to Marinette
- Menominee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Menominee
- From Carbondale to Menominee
- Peshtigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peshtigo
- From Carbondale to Peshtigo
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Crivitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Stephenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <3>
- Wausaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Daggett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Ingalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Arthur Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arthur Bay
- From Carbondale to Arthur Bay
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 Carbondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbondale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carbondale. 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 Carbondale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale. See our Newspapers Page for Carbondale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbondale ...
Looking for more information about Carbondale? 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 Carbondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carbondale.
Adding Carbondale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carbondale 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 Carbondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Carbondale post office opened in 1881.
We also found Carbondale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbondale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbondale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |