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Welcome to Carr ...

Carr is located on the Gulf Coast.

Carr is located in Victoria County<1>.

Carr is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Carr: 361

Communities Also Named Carr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Carr: This one is located in Victoria County and the other is located in Titus County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Carr - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Carr ...

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

  • Victoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Lavaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
  • Point Comfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • La Ward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Placedo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kamey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
  • La Salle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dacosta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
  • Bloomington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carr ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Victoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carr - 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.