Welcome to Cartersville ...

Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cartersville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cartersville is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cartersville is within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Cartersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cartersville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cartersville ...

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

• Mason City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <3>
• Clear Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
• Nora Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
  • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
• Sheffield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
• Greene
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
• Rockwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <3>
• Rockford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• Dumont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <3>
• Thornton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 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 Cartersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cartersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cartersville ...

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

Adding Cartersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cartersville 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 for Cartersville was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cartersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cartersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cerro Gordo County: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/