Do you know of Carter ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Carter. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Carter.<1>

We found mention of Carter as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Perry County, Mississippi.

Communities Also Named Carter ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Carter.

There are two communities within Mississippi that are also named Carter.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Coahoma County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Carter [Coahoma County].
- Yazoo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Carter [Yazoo County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Carter [Washington County].
- Delaware
  - Kent County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Carter [Kent County].
- Kansas
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carter [Washington County].
- Kentucky
  - Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Carter [Carter County].
- Montana
  - Chouteau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Carter [Chouteau County].
  - Missoula County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Carter [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
  - Harlan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Carter [Harlan County].
- New Mexico
  - Roosevelt County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Carter [Roosevelt County].
- North Carolina
  - Gates County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Carter [Gates County].
  - Stokes County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Carter [Stokes County].
- Ohio
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Carter [Washington County].
- Oklahoma
  - Beckham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Carter [Beckham County].
  - Cherokee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Carter [Cherokee County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Carter [Butler County].
- South Carolina
  - Colleton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Carter [Colleton County].
- South Dakota
  - Tripp County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Carter [Tripp County].
- Tennessee
  - Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Carter [Carter County].
  - Knox County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Carter [Knox County].
- Texas
  - Denton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Carter [Denton County].
  - Parker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Carter [Parker County].
- Virginia
  - Wythe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Carter [Wythe County].
- West Virginia
  - Fayette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carter [Fayette County].
  - Upshur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carter [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
  - Forest County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Carter [Forest County].
  - Iron County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Carter [Iron County].
- Wyoming
  - Uinta County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Carter [Uinta County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Carter ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Carter:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Carter - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Perry County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Perry County.

Agness
Augusta	Hemphill

Batson	McDonald's Mills
Brinkley	Monroe
	Morriston
Carmichael
	Reed
Enon
	Stix
Glazier
Griffin	Van Eaton

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Carter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.