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Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Missoula County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Carlton is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carlton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Carlton, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Carlton: 406

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Carlton ...

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

  • Missoula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stevensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lolo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cinnabar Court
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
  • Orchard Homes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
  • Travois Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
  • East Missoula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
  • Bing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bing is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
  • Bonner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

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

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1883. The Carlton post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlton - 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/