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Welcome to Carp ...

So far, we found very little information about Carp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Carp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carp, please Contact Us.


Carp would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Carp (Patience, this may take a moment).


While we don't have a date for the founding of Carp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Carp is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Carp is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Carp was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Carp was located: 775

The community of Carp was previously named Cliffdale.

Communities Also Named Carp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Carp: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Eureka County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 10 communities that are also named Carp - they are located in British Columbia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario (3), South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Carp ...

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

  • Angle City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle City
    • Angle City is located in Lincoln County
  • Elgin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elgin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Elgin

      From Carp to Elgin

  • Rox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rox
    • Rox is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Rox

      From Carp to Rox

  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Boyd

      From Carp to Boyd

  • Barclay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunkerville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Islen ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
    • Islen is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Islen

      From Carp to Islen

  • Joseco ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joseco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseco
    • Joseco is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Joseco

      From Carp to Joseco

  • Moapa Town
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moapa Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Town
    • Moapa Town is located in Clark County
  • Moapa
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carp.

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

Adding Carp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carp 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 Carp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carp post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carp.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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