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Welcome to Cape Carlyn ...

Cape Carlyn is located in Franklin County<1>.

Cape Carlyn is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cape Carlyn: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Cape Carlyn ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Vinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boones Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clevilas ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
  • Goodview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moneta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shore is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Carlyn ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cape Carlyn - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Cape Carlyn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Cape Carlyn 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.