Carter is an unincorporated community in the town of Wabeno in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. WIS 32 travels north-south through the community.[2]
Carter, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking south at Carter | |
  Carter, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′26″N 88°37′40″W / 45.39056°N 88.62778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Forest |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1578953[2] |
History edit
A post office was established as Carter in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[3] The community was named for John Carpenter, a settler who built the first house.[4]
Historic district edit
- Minertown-Oneva, mining district
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin
- ^ "Forest County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 51.
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