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Welcome to Carver ...

Carver is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Carver is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carver lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Carver: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Carver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Carver - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carver ...

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

  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vancouver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gresham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
  • Beaverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
  • Tigard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
    • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <4>
  • Oregon City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tualatin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Linn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
    • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <4>
  • Camas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carver ...

Looking for more information about Carver? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carver, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carver.

Adding Carver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Carver post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carver.

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

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Carver area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Carver area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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