Welcome to Carlile ...

Carlile is located in Crook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Carlile is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carlile is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carlile lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Carlile: (307)

Communities Also Named Carlile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carlile - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Carlile ...

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

• Moorcroft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorcroft
  • Moorcroft is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorcroft <3>
• Pine Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Haven
  • Pine Haven is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Haven <3>
• Hulett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulett
  • Hulett is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulett <3>
• Devils Tower
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Tower
  • Devils Tower is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Tower <3>
• Linden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Crook County
• Adon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adon
  • Adon is located in Campbell County
• Sundance
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sundance is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundance <3>
• Alva
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Alva is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <3>
• Thornton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Weston County
• Rozet
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozet
  • Rozet is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rozet <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlile ...

Looking for more information about Carlile? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carlile, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carlile.

Adding Carlile to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carlile post office opened in 1888.

We also found Carlile in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/