Welcome to Carter ...

Carter is located in Knox County<1>.

Carter is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Carter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Carter (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Carter: 865

Communities Also Named Carter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Carter: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Carter County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 28 communities that are also named Carter - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carter ...

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

• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
• Kodak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Cook Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Sevierville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
• Dyers Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Cowan Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Jefferson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carter ...

Looking for more information about Carter? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carter.