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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Carter County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Avery (NC), Mitchell (NC), Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington.
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:
- Carter County (The home county of Carter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Buladeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Fish Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gap Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Roan Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Pine Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fuller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Trade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Hunter Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Piney Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Akard Addition
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Collingwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- East Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Austin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Carnegie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Flourville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Johnson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Spurgeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Onks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Onks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Todd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Brownwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Seven Devils
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Chestnut Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grandfather
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Caldwell County (NC)
- Blowing Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Buladean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bakersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Relief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter, with the one closest to Carter listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Mabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Rominger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Zionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Norris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
- Sands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Yancey County (NC)
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Forbes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ritchie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buckles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1056 more) ...
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
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.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fish Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Doeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Pandora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Keenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 23 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Yancey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Carter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |