Welcome to Carman ...

Carman is located in Schenectady County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Carman is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Carman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Carman is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Carman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Carman - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Carman ...

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

• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Amsterdam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Cohoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carman ...

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

Adding Carman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carman 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 Carman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carman post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/