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Welcome to Carter ...

Carter is located in Coahoma County<1>.

Carter is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carter: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Carter ...

While we believe that this Carter is located in Coahoma County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Carter. Those communities are located in the following counties: Perry and Yazoo County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 28 communities that are also named Carter - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carter ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Helena - West Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jonestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Friars Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Crenshaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tunica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carter ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carter - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Carter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Carter 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.