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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Carter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Carter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carter, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Carter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Carter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Carter is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Carter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carter:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Carter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Sulphur City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
    • Durham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
    • Elkins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
      • Elkins is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <3>
    • Hazel Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
      • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
    • Brentwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Washington County
    • Harris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Washington County
    • West Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
    • Winslow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
      • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Fayetteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Bethel Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
    • Lowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
    • Silver Springs ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Benton County
    • War Eagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
      • War Eagle is located in Benton County
    • Cave Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
      • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
    • Logan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Benton County
    • Trident
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trident. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
      • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Prairie Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
    • Rogers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highfill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Highfill is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Puckett ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Benton County
    • Mason Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
      • Mason Valley is located in Benton County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Bidville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
      • Bidville is located in Crawford County
    • Winfrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
      • Winfrey is located in Crawford County
    • Locke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Crawford County
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Crawford County
    • Mountainburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lee Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
    • Natural Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
      • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <3>
    • Mulberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
    • Dyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Dyer is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
    • Barcelona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
      • Barcelona is located in Crawford County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Cass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
      • Cass is located in Franklin County
    • Cravens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cravens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
      • Cravens is located in Franklin County
    • Mountain Top
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
      • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
    • Watalula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
      • Watalula is located in Franklin County
    • Felkner Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felkner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
      • Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Franklin County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Linville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Batson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
      • Batson is located in Johnson County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
    • Crosses
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
    • Delaney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
      • Delaney is located in Madison County
    • Wesley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Madison County
    • Combs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brashears
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
      • Brashears is located in Madison County
    • Whitener
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
      • Whitener is located in Madison County
    • Saint Paul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Hindsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Witter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
      • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Huntsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Madison County
  • Adair County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
    • Westville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Watts Community
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carter, see our County-by-County Page for Carter.

Cemeteries Near Carter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carter.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.

  • Richardson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reese Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shumate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mineral Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Family Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479715 <6>
  • Burkhead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stokenbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokenbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokenbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Carter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carter.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.

  • Arnett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
    • Arnett is located in Washington County
  • Sulphur City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
  • Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Washington County
  • Brentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Washington County
  • Hazel Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
    • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Madison County
  • Elkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <3>
  • Woolsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
    • Woolsey is located in Washington County
  • Harris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Washington County
  • West Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Washington County
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Washington County
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    • Crosses
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
    • Greenland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
    • Summit ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carter.

Newspapers Published in Carter ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carter, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Carter:

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9270, Longitude: -94.0521       In this case, the coordinates for Carter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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