Welcome to Carter ...

Carter is located in Uinta County<1>.

Carter is 6,500 feet [1,981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Carter is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carter lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Carter is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Carter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Wisconsin (2).

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.

• Lyman
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Carter.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman<4>
• Mountain View
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Carter.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View<4>
• Fort Bridger
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bridger
  • Fort Bridger lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Carter.
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bridger<4>
• Bridger
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Carter.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bridger
• Robertson
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
  • Robertson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of Carter.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Robertson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertson<4>
• Piedmont ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont was located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of Carter.
• Oakley
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of Carter.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakley
• Opal
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north of Carter.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal<4>
• Diamondville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
  • Diamondville lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north of Carter.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondville<4>
• Kemmerer
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmerer
  • Kemmerer lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north of Carter.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kemmerer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemmerer<4>

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 that we've found for Carter was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific System Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Carter mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific System Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details about the above, 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 Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/