Welcome to Carter ...

Carter is located in Iron County<1>.

Carter is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Carter, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Carter: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Carter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Carter: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Forest County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 28 communities that are also named Carter - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Carter ...

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

• Ironwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <4>
• Bessemer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <4>
• Wakefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Hurley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hurley is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Montreal is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Manitowish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manitowish is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
• Manitowish Waters
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
• Gile
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gile is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
• Katinka Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
• Yale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carter ...

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