Welcome to Carriere ...

Carriere is located in Pearl River County<1>.

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

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

Carriere is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Carriere: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Carriere ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Picayune
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
• Poplarville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Pearl River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
• Sun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Nicholson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
• Juniper Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Bush
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <5>
• Talisheek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
  • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <5>
• Necaise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock 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 Carriere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carriere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carriere ...

Looking for more information about Carriere? 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 Carriere, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carriere.

Adding Carriere to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carriere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

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