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Category Archives: Maps & Gazetteers

Carter County Summits (Mountains & Knobs) Identified by US Geological Survey

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 6, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 6, 2023

Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Beartown Mountain 360708N 0820814W 36.1188084 -82.1372359 Big Pine Mountain 361256N 0815913W 36.2156787 -81.9870621 Black Mountain 361620N 0820829W 36.2723302 -82.1414698 Bogart Knob 362116N 0821747W 36.3543706 -82.2963704 Campbell Pen Knob 361455N 0820703W 36.2486507 … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography & Topography, Maps & Gazetteers

Carter County Schools Identified by US Geological Survey

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 6, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 6, 2023

Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Backwoods School (historical) 361027N 0820847W 36.1742824 -82.1465151 Bitter End School (historical) 361212N 0820219W 36.2034542 -82.0387314 Blue Springs School (historical) 362128N 0820706W 36.3578907 -82.1184603 Buck Mountain School (historical) 361055N 0815954W 36.1820678 -81.998451 … Continue reading →

Posted in Maps & Gazetteers, Schools & Education

Carter County Post Offices Identified by US Geological Survey

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 6, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 6, 2023

Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Backwoods Post Office (historical) Unknown Unknown 0 0 Braemar Post Office (historical) Unknown Unknown 0 0 Burbank Post Office (historical) Unknown Unknown 0 0 Cardens Bluff Post Office (historical) Unknown Unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in Communities, Maps & Gazetteers

Carter County Mines Identified by US Geological Survey

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 6, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 6, 2023

Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Bear Wallow Mine 362504N 0820651W 36.4178892 -82.114294 Blevins Mine 362814N 0820201W 36.4706692 -82.0337351 Blue Spring Mine 362125N 0820622W 36.3570579 -82.1062374 Bowers Branch Prospect 362140N 0820547W 36.361225 -82.0965147 Bowers Mine 362100N 0820718W … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Industry, Communities, Geography & Topography, Maps & Gazetteers

Maps of Carter County

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 5, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 5, 2023

  For maps before Carter County was established, look for maps that include Washington County — North Carolina, Southwest Territory, or the future Tennessee. Many pre-Statehood maps cover a wider area.   For details of those maps, browse the TNGenWeb Project’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Maps & Gazetteers

Sinking Creek Baptist Church & Communitty

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on June 5, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectJune 5, 2023

Sinking Creek Baptist Church is the oldest church in Tennessee. It was organized about 1772 in Washington County (now Carter County) and is the oldest church in Tennessee still in existence at its original location.

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Posted in Communities, Families & Individuals, Historic Sites, Local History & Information, Maps & Gazetteers, Photo Albums, Pre-Statehood History, Religious Group Records, Wataugah Settlement

Historical Carter County Maps Available

Carter County TNGenWeb Posted on May 28, 2023 by TNGenWeb ProjectMay 28, 2023

Modern maps of Carter County are available from many print and on-line sources. Historical cartographer Charles Reeves of Reeves Maps in Knoxville, has several custom maps that relate to Carter County.  These can be ordered from the ReevesMaps site.  Click … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Civil War History, Maps & Gazetteers, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Wataugah Settlement

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