Welcome to Carter ...

Carter is located in Upshur County<1>.

The location of Carter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Carter is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Carter: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Carter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Carter: This one is located in Upshur County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, Wisconsin (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.

• Buckhannon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Mill Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Jane Lew
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <5>
• Womelsdorf
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Huttonsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
  • Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
• Adrian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Upshur County
• Beans Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
  • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
• Frenchton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
  • Frenchton is located in Upshur County
• Abbott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Upshur County

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.

Adding Carter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carter 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 Carter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carter post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/