Welcome to Carter ...
Carter is located Carter is located in Parker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Carter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Carter is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Carter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Carter lies within the (817) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Carter: This one is located in Parker County and the other is located in Denton County. Beyond Texas, 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, Tennessee (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carter. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carter. 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. 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. We originally found mention of Carter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Carter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carter.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the Carter post office opened in 1888.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Parker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/