Welcome to Carlos ...
Carlos is located Carlos is located in Grimes County<1>. The location of Carlos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907. Carlos is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Carlos lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Carlos lies within the (936) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Carlos - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlos. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlos. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carlos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlos. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlos. 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 Carlos. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlos. See our Newspapers Page for Carlos. Looking for more information about Carlos? 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 Carlos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlos. We originally found mention of Carlos 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 for Carlos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlos.
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Communities near Carlos ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlos ...
Adding Carlos to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Carlos post office opened in 1907.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/