Welcome to Carterton ...

Carterton is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carterton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Carterton is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Carterton: 276

Communities Also Named Carterton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Carterton - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carterton.

Communities near Carterton ...

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

• Abingdon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abingdon
  • From Carterton to Abingdon
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Coeburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coeburn
  • From Carterton to Coeburn
• Honaker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Honaker
  • From Carterton to Honaker
• Saint Paul
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Paul
  • From Carterton to Saint Paul
• Nickelsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelsville
  • Nickelsville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickelsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nickelsville
  • From Carterton to Nickelsville
• Dungannon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
  • Dungannon is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dungannon
  • From Carterton to Dungannon
• Clinchco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinchco
  • From Carterton to Clinchco
• Cleveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cleveland
  • From Carterton to Cleveland
• Dickensonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
  • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dickensonville
  • From Carterton to Dickensonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carterton ...

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

Adding Carterton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carterton 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 Carterton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Carterton post office opened in 1891.

We also found Carterton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carterton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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