Welcome to Carnes ...

Carnes is located in Forrest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carnes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Carnes is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Carnes: (601) & (769)<3>

Communities Also Named Carnes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carnes - they are located in Iowa, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Carnes ...

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

• Wiggins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
• Poplarville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Purvis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• New Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• McLaurin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Wells Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• Smith Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• Juniper Grove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• McHenry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Stone 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 Carnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carnes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnes ...

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

Adding Carnes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carnes post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

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