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Welcome to Carbella ...

Carbella is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Carbella is 5,060 feet [1,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carbella is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carbella lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carbella: 406

Communities near Carbella ...

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

  • Chico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • White City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White City is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Chico Hot Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
  • Emigrant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardiner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jardine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jardine is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
  • Pray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Sky Canyon Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mammoth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Big Sky Meadow Village
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Carbella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbella ...

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

Adding Carbella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbella 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 Carbella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carbella post office opened in 1915. The Carbella post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbella.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carbella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/