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Welcome to Carman ...

Carman is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Carman is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carman: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Carman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Carman - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Carman ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • DuBois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Brookville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynoldsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Johnsonburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Brockway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Falls Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hallton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
  • Horton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carman ...

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

Adding Carman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carman 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 (so far) for Carman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carman post office opened in 1883. The Carman post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carman - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Carman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Carman 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/