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Welcome to Carter ...

So far, we found very little information about Carter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Carter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carter, please Contact Us.

Carter would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Carter is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Carter was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Carter was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Carter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Carter - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), 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.

  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodsfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sistersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Matamoras
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Middlebourne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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.

Adding Carter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Carter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carter post office opened in 1899. The Carter post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carter.

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 Carter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Carter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/