Welcome to Carland ...

Carland is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Carland is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Carland ...

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

• Owosso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <4>
• Saint Johns
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Corunna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <4>
• Durand
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <4>
• Chesaning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
• Perry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Ovid
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Laingsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
  • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <4>
• Elsie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <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 Carland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carland ...

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

Adding Carland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carland post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/