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History · Carmet

Half of Carmet’s homes were built after 1958

Most of Carmet was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: maps from 1947 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA · CC BY 2.0

What stands out about Carmet’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Carmet are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Carmet’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carmet’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Carmet, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carmet yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Carmet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Carmet sits at an elevation of 180 feet (55 m). The 2020 United States census reported Carmet's population was 55.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 47 to 55 (+17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Carmet, decade by decade

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Sunset on the Sonoma Coast - Flickr - Joe Parks2013Sunset on the Sonoma Coast - Flickr - Joe Parks
On the map

Carmet on the map, 1947 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Carmet. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Carmet on the 1947 USGS mapCarmet on the 1958 USGS mapCarmet on the 1962 USGS mapCarmet on the 1982 USGS map1947Santa Rosa sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Carmet.

Famous people

Famous people close to Carmet

Nobody well known was born in Carmet itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rebecca De MornayAmerican actress · b. 1959
Julie LondonAmerican actress and singer · b. 1926
Ariana RichardsAmerican artist · b. 1979
Jussie SmollettAmerican actor · b. 1982
Ralph Waldo RoseAmerican track and field athlete · b. 1885
Hazel Hotchkiss WightmanUS tennis and badminton player · b. 1886
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Sereno del MarIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Carmet’s history

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.