Welcome to Carlock ...

Carlock is located in Jackson County<1>.

Carlock is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Carlock (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Carlock: 931

Communities Also Named Carlock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Carlock: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in McMinn County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 3 communities that are also named Carlock - they are located in Illinois and South Dakota.

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.

• Columbus Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Difficult
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Algood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Livingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Thompsons Store
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• White Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Baxter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Celina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>

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.