Welcome to Carpenter ...
Carpenter is located in Copiah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carpenter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Carpenter is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carpenter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carpenter: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Carpenter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Carpenter - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carpenter.
Communities near Carpenter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carpenter.
- Crystal Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crystal Springs
- From Carpenter to Crystal Springs
- Port Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Gibson
- From Carpenter to Port Gibson
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utica
- From Carpenter to Utica
- Learned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <4>
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carlisle
- From Carpenter to Carlisle
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cayuga
- From Carpenter to Cayuga
- Rocky Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rocky Springs
- From Carpenter to Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Elmo
- From Carpenter to Saint Elmo
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Creek
- From Carpenter to Bear Creek
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From Carpenter to Adams
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 Carpenter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carpenter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carpenter. 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 Carpenter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carpenter. See our Newspapers Page for Carpenter.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carpenter ...
Looking for more information about Carpenter? 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 Carpenter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carpenter.
Adding Carpenter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carpenter 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 Carpenter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Carpenter post office opened in 1884.
We also found Carpenter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carpenter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carpenter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carpenter - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Carpenter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Carpenter 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |