Welcome to Carmel ...

Carmel is located in Highland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

When the people of Carmel refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Carmelite<3>

Carmel is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Carmel: (937)

Communities Also Named Carmel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Carmel - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario (3), Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Carmel ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Peebles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <5>
• Leesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• New Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <5>
• Seaman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <5>
• Bainbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
• Highland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• South Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
  • South Salem is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <5>
• Rarden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carmel ...

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

Adding Carmel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carmel 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 Carmel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carmel post office opened in 1856.

We also found Carmel in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/