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Welcome to Cartwright ...

Cartwright is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cartwright, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cartwright is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cartwright lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cartwright: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Cartwright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cartwright - they are located in Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cartwright ...

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

  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ardmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
  • Ardmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Courtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Courtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Minor Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cartwright ...

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

Adding Cartwright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cartwright 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 Cartwright was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cartwright.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cartwright - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cartwright area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cartwright area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.