Welcome to Carnot ...

Carnot is located in Bland County<1>.

The location of Carnot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carnot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Carnot is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Carnot is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Carnot is located in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Carnot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carnot - they are located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Carnot ...

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

• Bluefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Pulaski
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Wytheville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Bluefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Rural Retreat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <4>
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Wythe County
• Bastian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastian
  • Bastian is located in Bland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastian <4>
• Max Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
  • Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <4>
• Fort Chiswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
• Hicksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Bland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carnot ...

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

Adding Carnot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carnot 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 Carnot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carnot post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carnot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carnot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bland County: www.bland.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/