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Welcome to Carlock ...

Carlock is located in McMinn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Carlock is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Carlock (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Carlock: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Carlock ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
  • East Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
  • Englewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tellico Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Niota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<5>

From that list, the Carlock post office opened in 1884. The Carlock post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, 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>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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Carlock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Carlock 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/