Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Barry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Carlton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Carlton: This one is located in Barry County and the other is located in Saint Clair County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Carlton ...

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

• Hastings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Middleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <4>
• Lake Odessa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <4>
• Caledonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Nashville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Saranac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <4>
• Vermontville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
  • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <4>
• Sunfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
  • Sunfield is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunfield <4>
• Mulliken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulliken
  • Mulliken is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulliken <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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

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

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1849.

We also found Carlton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

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