Welcome to Carter County ...

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

The community of Elizabethton is the Seat for Carter County.

Carter County was founded in 1796 and was created by taking area from Washington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carter had a population of 56,391 people. This is a decrease of 1.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 57,342 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carter represented 0.9% of the total population of Tennessee.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Tennessee
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  • Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

• Websites specific to Carter County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Sullivan County
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  • Washington County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Cemeteries of Carter County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Cemeteries of Carter County