Welcome to Carbon ...

Carbon is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Carbon is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Carbon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Carbon: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Carbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Carbon - they are located in Alberta, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Missouri, Pennsylvania (5), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carbon ...

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

• McAlester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Wilburton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <5>
• Krebs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Hartshorne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <5>
• Haileyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <5>
• Savanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Crowder
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Alderson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Canadian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>
• Pittsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <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 Carbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbon ...

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

Adding Carbon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carbon post office opened in 1899.

We also found Carbon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/