Welcome to Cartwright ...

Cartwright is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Cartwright is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Cartwright has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cartwright, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Cartwright is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cartwright lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cartwright: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Cartwright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Cartwright: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Kaufman 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.

• Mineola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <5>
• Winnsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Quitman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Como
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Alba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <5>
• Yantis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <5>
• Stout
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Stout is located in Wood County
• Coke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Coke is located in Wood County
• Black Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
• Hainesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
  • Hainesville is located in Wood County

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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).

We also found Cartwright in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Cartwright post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cartwright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cartwright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/