Welcome to Carmel ...

Carmel is located in Waupaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

When the people of Carmel refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Carmelite<2>

Carmel is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Carmel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Carmel - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carmel ...

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

• New London
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New London is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
• Waupaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
• Clintonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
• Hortonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
• Weyauwega
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
• Black Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
• Manawa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
• Iola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
• Shiocton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people

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

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

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

Adding Carmel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carmel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Carmel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carmel post office opened in 1894. The Carmel post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmel.