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Welcome to Carruthers Corner ...

Carruthers Corner is located in King George County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Carruthers Corner: Carruthers Cor. (or less commonly used: Carruthers Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Carruthers Corner for more information about variations on the name of Carruthers Corner.

Carruthers Corner is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carruthers Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Carruthers Corner ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • La Plata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • La Plata is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
  • Colonial Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampstead is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • King George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ambar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ambar is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
  • Arnolds Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carruthers Corner ...

Looking for more information about Carruthers Corner? 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 Carruthers Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carruthers Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carruthers Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Carruthers Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Carruthers Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.