Welcome to Carloover ...
Carloover is located in Bath County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carloover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Carloover is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carloover is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Carloover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carloover: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Carloover ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carloover.
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Clifton Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifton Forge
- From Carloover to Clifton Forge
- Iron Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwood
- From Carloover to Greenwood
- Mitchelltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mitchelltown
- From Carloover to Mitchelltown
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Griffith
- From Carloover to Griffith
- Low Moor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
- Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Low Moor
- From Carloover to Low Moor
- Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warm Springs
- From Carloover to Warm Springs
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 Carloover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carloover.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carloover. 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 Carloover.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carloover. See our Newspapers Page for Carloover.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carloover ...
Looking for more information about Carloover? 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 Carloover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carloover.
Adding Carloover to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carloover 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 Carloover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Carloover post office opened in 1897.
We also found Carloover on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carloover.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carloover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carloover - 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 Carloover area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Carloover area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |