Welcome to Carlson ...

Carlson is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Carlson is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carlson is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Carlson: 307

Communities Also Named Carlson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Carlson - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Carlson ...

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

• Cokeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cokeville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokeville <3>
• Randolph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
• Laketown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Laketown is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laketown <3>
• Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
• Sage Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Taylor is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
• Argyle ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Round Valley ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Round Valley is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
• Garden
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
• Meadowville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlson ...

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

Adding Carlson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlson 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 (so far) for Carlson was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlson.