Welcome to Carl ...

Carl is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Carl is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carl is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Carl: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Carl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Carl - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Carl ...

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

• Summersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summersville
  • From Carl to Summersville
• Richwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Rainelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rainelle
  • From Carl to Rainelle
• Rupert
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rupert
  • From Carl to Rupert
• Meadow Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quinwood
  • From Carl to Quinwood
• Falling Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Camden-on-Gauley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
  • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Orient Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
  • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orient Hill
  • From Carl to Orient Hill
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snow Hill
  • From Carl to Snow Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carl ...

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

Adding Carl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carl 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 Carl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Carl post office opened in 1907.

We also found Carl on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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