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Carter

Ghost town · Larue County, Kentucky

Elizabethtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Elizabethtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carter is a ghost town in Larue County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Larue County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carter as a historical populated place on the Elizabethtown topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.6328° N, 85.7566° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElizabethtown
Elevation869 ft
Nearest living townHodgenville, KY
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID2569441
Coordinates37.63276, -85.75662

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What's there now

Carter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hodgenville, KY (population 3,262), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 869 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Carter?

Carter is in Larue County, Kentucky, at 37.6328, -85.7566.

How many ghost towns are in Larue County?

Larue County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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