Welcome to Carman ...
So far, we found very little information about Carman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carman, please Contact Us.
Carman would have been located within present day Cannon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carman is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Carman was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Carman (for example, toward Dayton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
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 Pennsylvania.
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.
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - McMinnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Cannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
- New Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Morrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
- Hollow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <5>
- Bluewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
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.
Adding Carman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Carman post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |