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Welcome to Carlow ...

Carlow is located in Daviess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Carlow is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carlow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carlow: 660

Communities Also Named Carlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carlow - they are located in New Brunswick and Ontario.

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

Communities near Carlow ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gilman City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Breckenridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Pattonsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Kidder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Carlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlow ...

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

Adding Carlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlow 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 (so far) for Carlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carlow post office opened in 1882. The Carlow post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlow - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/