Abandoned Record
About Carter
Carter (1960–2018) was an unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on Arkansas Highway 74 between Arnett and Sulphur City.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carter, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Carter is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Carter
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1898 Winslow sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Winslow sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1946 Fort Smith sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Fort Smith sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Fort Smith sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Sulphur City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Stilwell sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Fort Smith sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Carter
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Carter, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14680808.
- USGS GNIS 65300.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).