Cartwright is located in Kaufman County<1>.
Cartwright is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cartwright lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cartwright ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Cartwright: This one is located in Kaufman County and the other is located in Wood County.
Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Cartwright - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cartwright.
Communities near Cartwright ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cartwright.
- Forney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seagoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <3>
- Kaufman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <3>
- Crandall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <3>
- McLendon - Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Wills Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Talty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
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 Cartwright. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cartwright.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cartwright. 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 Cartwright.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cartwright. See our Newspapers Page for Cartwright.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cartwright ...
Looking for more information about Cartwright? 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 Cartwright, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cartwright.
Adding Cartwright to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cartwright 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 Cartwright was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cartwright.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cartwright - 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. |