Welcome to Carters Store ...
Carters Store is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
Carters Store is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carters Store lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carters Store: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Carters Store ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carters Store - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carters Store.
Communities near Carters Store ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carters Store.
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leavells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Thornburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spotsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spotsylvania <4>
- Hampstead Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Snell
(7 miles [11.3 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 Carters Store. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carters Store.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carters Store. 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 Carters Store.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carters Store. See our Newspapers Page for Carters Store.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carters Store ...
Looking for more information about Carters Store? 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 Carters Store, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carters Store.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carters Store - 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 Carters Store area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Carters Store 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. |
| <5> | 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. |