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Welcome to Carthage ...

The city of Carthage is located in Adams County<1>.

Carthage is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carthage: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Carthage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Carthage: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Leake County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 24 communities that are also named Carthage - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Carthage ...

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

  • Natchez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferriday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
  • Ridgecrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • West Ferriday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
  • Selma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Jeannette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carthage ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carthage - 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 Carthage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Carthage 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.