Welcome to Cartwright ...

Cartwright is located in Bryan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cartwright, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Cartwright is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cartwright is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Cartwright: 74731<3>

Communities Also Named Cartwright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cartwright - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cartwright ...

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

• Sherman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Denison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <4>
• Durant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Pottsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsboro
  • Pottsboro is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsboro <4>
• Calera
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <4>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Bells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
  • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <4>
• Colbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <4>
• Southmayd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmayd
  • Southmayd is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southmayd <4>
• Luella
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
  • Luella is located in Grayson County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cartwright ...

Looking for more information about Cartwright? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cartwright, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cartwright.

Adding Cartwright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cartwright 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 Cartwright was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cartwright post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cartwright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cartwright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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