Welcome to Carp Lake ...

Carp Lake is primarily located in Emmet County<1>. A portion of Carp Lake extends into Cheboygan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carp Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Carp Lake: Carp Lk.

Carp Lake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Carp Lake lies within the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Carp Lake: 49718<3>

Communities Also Named Carp Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Carp Lake: This one is located in Emmet County and the other is located in Leelanau County.

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

Communities near Carp Lake ...

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

• Cheboygan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
  • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <5>
• Saint Ignace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
  • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <5>
• Pellston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <5>
• Mackinaw City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
  • Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <5>
• Alanson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <5>
• Mackinac Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
  • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Levering
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
  • Levering is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levering <5>
• Van
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
  • Van is located in Emmet County
• Point Nipigon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
  • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
  • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
  • Point Nip-i-gon
• Riggsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan 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 Carp Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carp Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carp Lake ...

Looking for more information about Carp Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carp Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carp Lake.

Adding Carp Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carp Lake post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carp Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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