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Welcome to Carnegie ...

Carnegie is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carnegie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Carnegie is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carnegie: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Carnegie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Carnegie - they are located in California, Georgia, Manitoba, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Carnegie ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Collingwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Shell Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Elizabethton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Erwin
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Carnegie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carnegie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnegie ...

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

Adding Carnegie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carnegie 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 Carnegie was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnegie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carnegie - 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 Carnegie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Carnegie 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.