We found 25 communities that are also named Carthage.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Carthage.
Beyond Ontario, we know of 24 communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 24 communities are located in the United States.
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Carthage [Hale County].
Arkansas
Dallas County
This Carthage is located in Dallas County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Carthage.
Illinois
Hancock County
This Carthage is located in Hancock County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Carthage.
Ogle County
This Carthage is located in Ogle County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Carthage.
Indiana
Rush County
This Carthage is located in Rush County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Carthage.
Kansas
Ford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carthage [Ford County].
Meade County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carthage [Meade County].
Shawnee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carthage [Shawnee County].
Kentucky
Campbell County
This Carthage is located in Campbell County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Carthage.
Louisiana
Winn Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Carthage [Winn Parish].
Maine
Franklin County
This Carthage is located in Franklin County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Carthage.
Minnesota
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Carthage [Polk County].
Mississippi
Adams County
This Carthage is located in Adams County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Carthage.
Leake County
This Carthage is located in Leake County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Carthage.
Missouri
Jasper County
This Carthage is located in Jasper County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Carthage.
New Mexico
Socorro County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Carthage [Socorro County].
New York
Jefferson County
This Carthage is located in Jefferson County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Carthage.
North Carolina
Moore County
This Carthage is located in Moore County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Carthage.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Carthage is located in Hamilton County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Carthage.
South Dakota
Lawrence County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Carthage [Lawrence County].
Miner County
This Carthage is located in Miner County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miner County community of Carthage.
Tennessee
Smith County
This Carthage is located in Smith County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Carthage.
Texas
Panola County
This Carthage is located in Panola County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Carthage.
Virginia
Floyd County
This Carthage is located in Floyd County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Carthage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carthage ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carthage to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carthage and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carthage to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Carthage 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 . 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carthage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Carthage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carthage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6614, Longitude: -80.8500
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.929 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.485 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.609 degrees.