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Welcome to Carters Corner ...

Carters Corner is located in Polk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Carters Corner: Carters Cor. (or less commonly used: Carters Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Carters Corner for more information about variations on the name of Carters Corner.

Carters Corner is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carters Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carters Corner: 863

Communities Also Named Carters Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Carters Corner - they are located in Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Carters Corner ...

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

  • Lakeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winter Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Plant City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Haines City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bartow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake Wales
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Davenport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Alfred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carters Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carters Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.