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History · Carlos

Carlos’ post office opened in 1891, and 77% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

1891first post office
0on the National Register
77%homes built before 1940
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How Carlos began

When was Carlos founded?

1891

The Carlos post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 144135 years
Founding year: the first Carlos post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Carlos’ 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 Carlos are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18986 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1998. Watch Carlos change.Old housesHalf of Carlos’ homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carlos’s history is told.

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On the map

Carlos on the map, 1898 to 1998

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

Carlos on the 1898 USGS mapCarlos on the 1901 USGS mapCarlos on the 1950 USGS mapCarlos on the 1974 USGS mapCarlos on the 1981 USGS mapCarlos on the 1998 USGS map1898Frostburg sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Carlos, in brief

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

Carlos is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 153. Carlos is located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Frostburg near the western border of Allegany County, at the foot of Big Savage Mountain.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 153 to 144 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Carlos, 1891 to 1917

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891Post officeThe Carlos post office opens
  3. 1898On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1917Post officeThe Carlos post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Carlos

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

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Edward MooneyCatholic cardinal · b. 1882
Lenore KightAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist · b. 1911
Lefty GroveAmerican baseball player · b. 1900
J. Glenn BeallPolitician and United States Army soldier · b. 1894
Binger HermannAmerican politician · b. 1843
Charles J. ColganPolitician · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Carlos had its own post office from 1891 to 1917.

Carlos
1891–1917
18901960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

MidlothianIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Carlos’ history

What year was Carlos founded?

The Carlos post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.