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Welcome to Carlock ...

Carlock is located in Gregory County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Carlock is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carlock is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Carlock: 605

Communities Also Named Carlock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carlock - they are located in Illinois and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Carlock ...

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

  • Gregory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Burke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Colome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Herrick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Naper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <3>
  • Burton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Wewela
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlock ...

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

Adding Carlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlock 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 Carlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carlock post office opened in 1905. The Carlock post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Gregory, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/