Welcome to Carwile ...

Carwile is primarily located in Alfalfa County<1>. A portion of Carwile extends into Major County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carwile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Carwile is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Carwile: (580)

Communities near Carwile ...

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

• Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Helena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Lahoma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
  • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <4>
• Ringwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
  • Ringwood is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <4>
• Drummond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Drummond is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <4>
• Carmen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carmen is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmen <4>
• Cleo Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
  • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <4>
• Goltry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goltry
  • Goltry is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goltry <4>
• Ames
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
• Meno
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meno
  • Meno is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meno <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 Carwile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carwile.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carwile ...

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

Adding Carwile to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carwile post office opened in 1894.

We also found Carwile in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carwile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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