Welcome to Carmack ...

Carmack is located in Attala County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Carmack is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Carmack is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Carmack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carmack - they are located in Kentucky and Missouri.

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

Communities near Carmack ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Winona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Durant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Vaiden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
• Kilmichael
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
  • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
• Ethel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• French Camp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <4>
• West
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Sallis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• McCool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carmack ...

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

Adding Carmack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carmack post office opened in 1903.

We also found Carmack on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/