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Welcome to Carnes ...

Carnes is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Carnes is located in Hardeman County<1>.

Carnes is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carnes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carnes: 940

Communities Also Named Carnes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carnes - they are located in Iowa, Mississippi and Oregon.

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

Communities near Carnes ...

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

  • Quanah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chillicothe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gould is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <3>
  • Goodlett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Kirkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Odell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Duke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Carnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carnes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnes ...

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

Adding Carnes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carnes 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 Carnes was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hardeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carnes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.