Welcome to Carter Ferry ...
Carter Ferry is located in Wythe County<1>.
Carter Ferry is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carter Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Carter Ferry: 276
Communities near Carter Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carter Ferry.
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wytheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galax
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Shorts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shorts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Sylvatus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Carter Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carter Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carter Ferry. 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 Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carter Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Carter Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carter Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Carter Ferry? 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 Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carter Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wythe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carter Ferry - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |