Welcome to Carlton ...
Carlton is located in Mercer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Carlton is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carlton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carlton: 724 & 878<3>
Communities Also Named Carlton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlton.
Communities near Carlton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlton.
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Sugarcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Cochranton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
- Cochranton is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
- Stoneboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
- Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
- Saegertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Sandy Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
- Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <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 Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlton. 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 Carlton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlton. See our Newspapers Page for Carlton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...
Looking for more information about Carlton? 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 Carlton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlton.
Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carlton 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 Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1874.
We also found Carlton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlton - 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 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the Carlton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Carlton 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |