Welcome to Carrollton ...
The town of Carrollton is located in Carroll County<1> and is the County Seat for Carroll County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrollton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Carrollton has a population of 176 people<2> (see below for details).
Carrollton is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Carrollton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Carrollton: 662
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrollton had an population of 176 people. This is a decrease of 7.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 56.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrollton had a population of 190 people. This makes Carrollton the county's 3rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 190 people, the population of Carrollton decreased 53.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 408 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Carrollton.
Communities Also Named Carrollton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carrollton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton.
Communities near Carrollton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrollton.
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
- Grenada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
- Grenada is located in Grenada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <4>
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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>
- Duck Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Vaiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Coila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Teoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Carrollton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrollton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrollton. 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 Carrollton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollton. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carrollton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrollton ...
Looking for more information about Carrollton? 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 Carrollton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carrollton.
Adding Carrollton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carrollton 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 Carrollton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Carrollton post office opened in 1834.
We also found Carrollton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrollton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrollton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carrollton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrollton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |