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Welcome to Carroll ...

Carroll is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Carroll, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Carroll is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Carroll: (716)

Communities Also Named Carroll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carroll - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carroll ...

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

  • Olean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Port Allegany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Allegany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
    • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
  • Smethport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
    • Smethport is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
  • Cuba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Shinglehouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bolivar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldred
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
  • Lewis Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
    • Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <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 Carroll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carroll.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carroll ...

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

Adding Carroll to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carroll post office opened in 1892.

We also found Carroll on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carroll.

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carroll - 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>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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