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Welcome to Carmack ...

Carmack is located in Attala County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carmack: 662 & 471<3>

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)
  • Winona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Winona is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • 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)
  • Vaiden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kilmichael
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Ethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • French Camp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sallis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McCool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • 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 (so far) 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. The Carmack post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carmack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Carmack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Carmack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/