Welcome to Carrollville ...
So far, we found very little information about Carrollville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carrollville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carrollville, please Contact Us.
Carrollville would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrollville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1824.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carrollville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Carrollville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Carrollville was located: 931
Communities Also Named Carrollville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carrollville - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollville.
Communities near Carrollville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrollville.
- Johnson Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Mount Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ashland Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Belle Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
- Lutts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
- Scotts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <5>
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 Carrollville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrollville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrollville. 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 Carrollville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollville. See our Newspapers Page for Carrollville.
Adding Carrollville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carrollville 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 Carrollville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Carrollville post office opened in 1824.
We also found Carrollville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrollville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
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 Carrollville, 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrollville - 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/ |