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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 Lawrence County<2>. The location of Carthage has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Carthage is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Carthage is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ 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 If Carthage still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code. Communities Also Named Carthage ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Carthage: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Miner County. Beyond South Dakota, 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 Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carthage. Communities near Carthage ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carthage.
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. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/ The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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