Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Carter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Carter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Carter is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Carter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carter:
- Butler County (The home county of Carter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Slippery Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Murrinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ferris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- West Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Wattersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Laird Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Walkchalk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Lillyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Goehring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Koppel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Homewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- New Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Eastvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Foxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- West Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Turkey City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- East Brady
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Callensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Catfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Beaver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Cochranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Atlantic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Harlansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Grant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Volant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- New Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- South New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Swamproot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- North Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Perrine Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coolspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Barkeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Bullion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Henderson Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Emlenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Lowellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Struthers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- West Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brookfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Coalburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Yankee Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carter, see our County-by-County Page for Carter.
Cemeteries Near Carter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Carter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carroll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Carter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- North Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Slippery Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Branchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Bovard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Keisters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keisters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keisters
- Coaltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaltown
- Boyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barkeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carter.
Newspapers Published in Carter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carter, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Carter:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |