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Carters

Ghost town · Madison County, Ohio

London quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
London quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carters is a ghost town in Madison County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carters as a historical populated place on the West Jefferson 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 39.9395° N, 83.3630° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Jefferson
Elevation991 ft
Nearest living townLafayette, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067460
Coordinates39.93951, -83.36297

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What's there now

Carters is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lafayette, OH (population 124), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 991 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 Carters?

Carters is in Madison County, Ohio, at 39.9395, -83.3630.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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