Welcome to New Carthage ...
So far, we found very little information about New Carthage. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Carthage to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Carthage, please Contact Us.
New Carthage would have been located within present day Tensas Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Carthage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Carthage is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where New Carthage was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where New Carthage was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near New Carthage ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Carthage.
- Vicksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Port Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Yucatan Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
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 New Carthage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Carthage.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Carthage. 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 New Carthage.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Carthage. See our Newspapers Page for New Carthage.
Adding New Carthage to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Carthage in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for New Carthage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Carthage post office opened in 1874. The New Carthage post office closed in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Carthage.
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 New Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tensas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Carthage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the New Carthage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the New Carthage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |