Welcome to Carthage ...
So far, we found very little information about Carthage. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carthage to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carthage, please Contact Us.
Carthage would have been located within present day Socorro County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carthage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carthage is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Carthage is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Carthage was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Carthage was located: 575
Communities Also Named Carthage ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Carthage - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, 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 9 communities that are near Carthage.
- Socorro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
- Socorro is located in Socorro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <4>
- San Antonio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Socorro County
- San Antonito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonito
- San Antonito is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonito <4>
- Coane ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lemitar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
- Lemitar is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <4>
- Limitar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
- Limitar is located in Socorro County
- Polvadera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
- Polvadera is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <4>
- Alamillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
- Alamillo is located in Socorro County
- San Acacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
- San Acacia is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <4>
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.
Adding Carthage to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carthage 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 Carthage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Carthage post office opened in 1883.
We also found Carthage in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carthage.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
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 Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carthage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |