Editing Carter County, Tennessee

{{short description|County in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Carter County
| state              = Tennessee
| flag               = Flag of Carter County, Tennessee.png
| seal               = Carter County tn seal.jpg
| founded year       = 1796
| founded date       = 
| seat wl            = Elizabethton
| largest city wl    = Elizabethton
| area_total_sq_mi   = 348
| area_land_sq_mi    = 341
| area_water_sq_mi   = 6.4
| area percentage    = 1.8%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 56356
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| population_est     = 56410  {{increase}}
| density_sq_mi      = auto
| time zone          = Eastern
| web                = www.cartercountytn.gov
| named for          = Landon Carter<ref name=tehc>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=207 |title=Carter County |encyclopedia=Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture |first=Carroll |last=Van West |access-date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>
| ex image           = Carter-County-Courthouse-tn2.jpg
| ex image cap       = Carter County Courthouse in [[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]]
| footnotes          = 
| district = 1st }}

'''Carter County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 56,356.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census - Geography Profile: Carter County, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Carter_County,_Tennessee?g=0500000US47019|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref> Its county seat is [[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760–1800), an early settler active in the [[State of Franklin|"Lost State of Franklin"]] 1784-1788 [[secession]] from the State of North Carolina. Carter County is part of the [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]], TN [[Johnson City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is a component of the Johnson City&ndash;[[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]]&ndash;[[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]], TN-[[Virginia|VA]] [[Combined Statistical Area]], located in northeastern Tennessee.

==History==
[[Image:carolinacolony.png|thumb|right|240px|A map of the [[Province of Carolina]]]]
The area was originally claimed by Britain as part of the Clarendon settlements of the [[Province of Carolina]], although actually populated at the time by the [[Cherokee]].

The area was part of (though seldom actually administered by) the following jurisdictions in its early history:
*[[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover Precinct (1729–1734)]]
*[[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County (1734–1749)]]
*[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County (1749–1753)]]
*[[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County (1753–1775)]]

===Watauga Association===
The county is named for [[General (United States)|General]] Landon Carter,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |series=Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 258 |edition=2nd |first=Henry |last=Gannett |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n69 70] |year=1905 |oclc=1156805}}</ref> the son of John Carter of [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]], who was "chairman of the court" of the first majority-rule system of American democracy, known as the [[Watauga Association]] of 1772. The association was the first permanent settlement established outside the original thirteen American colonies and included the area that is today's Carter County. In 1775, the Association was absorbed into [[North Carolina Colony|North Carolina]] by petition, becoming known thereafter as the [[Washington District, North Carolina|Washington District]].

===As Wayne County in the State of Franklin===
[[J. G. M. Ramsey]] records within his 1853 ''Annals of Tennessee'' that the State of Franklin established Wayne County from sections of both Washington County and a part of Wilkes County "lying west of the extreme heights of the {{sic|Apal|achian|hide=y}} or {{sic|Alle|ghany|hide=y}} Mountains, into a separate and distinct county by the name of Wayne... This new county covered the same territory now embraced in the limits of Carter and Johnson counties."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/annalstennessee00ramsgoog |title=The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century |publisher=John Russell |location=Charleston |first=J. G. M. |last=Ramsey |page=[https://archive.org/details/annalstennessee00ramsgoog/page/n318 295] |date=1853 |oclc=11827530}}</ref>

The county seat, Elizabethton, is named for Carter's wife, Elizabeth MacLin Carter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elizabethton.org/city_government/history_of_elizabethton.php |title=History of Elizabethton |work=Elizabethton.org |access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref>

===Civil War===
Like most East Tennessee counties, Carter Countians opposed secession on the eve of the Civil War. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Carter Countians rejected secession by a vote of 1,343 to 86.<ref>Oliver Perry Temple, [https://archive.org/details/easttennesseean00tempgoog/page/n227 <!-- pg=199 quote="The detailed vote of the several counties was as follows". --> East Tennessee and the Civil War] (R. Clarke Company, 1899), p. 199.</ref>  A railroad bridge at Carter's Depot (modern [[Watauga, Tennessee|Watauga]]) was among those targeted by the [[East Tennessee bridge burnings|East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy]] in November 1861.<ref>David Madden, "Unionist Resistance to Confederate Occupation: The Bridge Burners of East Tennessee," East Tennessee Historical Society ''Publications'', Vols. 52-53 (1980–1981), pp. 22-40.</ref>

===Early railroad===
Carter County was served by the [[narrow gauge]] [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]] (The ''ET&WNC'', nicknamed "Tweetsie") until the line ceased operations in 1950.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|348|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|341|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.4|sqmi}} (1.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 2, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Carter County is situated entirely within the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], specifically the [[Unaka Range]] and the [[Iron Mountains]].<ref>Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, et al., "[http://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/files/networkplans/TNPlan2010.pdf Ambient Air Monitoring Plan]," Environmental Protection Agency website, July 1, 2010. Accessed: March 18, 2015.</ref> [[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan Mountain]], which at {{convert|6285|ft|m}} is the highest point in Tennessee outside the [[Great Smoky Mountains]], straddles the county's eastern border with North Carolina. The county's boundary with Sullivan County is defined as the ridgeline of [[Holston Mountain]].

===Lakes===
*[[Watauga Lake]]
*Wilbur Reservoir (immediately below the TVA [[Watauga Dam]] Lat: 36.3408 Lon: -82.1203]
*Ripshin Lake (6&nbsp;km southwest of [[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan Mountain]] Lat: 36.1838646 Lon: -82.1356583)<ref>[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=12&Z=17&X=497&Y=5004&W=1 Aerial image] from [[USGS]] via [[Microsoft Research Maps]]</ref>

===Rivers===
*[[Watauga River]]
*[[Doe River]]

===Waterfalls===
[[File:blueHole.jpg|right|thumb|The main waterfall at Blue Hole Falls, located northeast of Elizabethton on [[Holston Mountain]].]]
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*CTF015 Big Laurel Br. Falls 50' <br />lake
*CTF001 Blue Hole Falls (4) 45'<br /> [[Cherokee National Forest]]
*CTF018 Hardcore Cascades 12' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF002 Coon Den Falls 50' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF003 Dennis Cove Falls 25' <br />wilderness
*CTF005 Firescald Branch Falls <br />wilderness
*CTF016 Five Eights <br />lake
*CTF006 Jones Falls 100' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF007 Laurel Falls 55' <br />wilderness
*CTF010 Laurel Falls (m) 25' <br />wilderness
*CTF011 Laurel Falls (u) 25' <br />wilderness
*CTF014 Mountaineer Falls 20' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF012 North Fork Stony Creek Falls 30' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF008 Sally Cove Creek Falls 25'
*CTF009 Twisting Falls 30' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF013 Splash Dam Falls 25' <br />Cherokee National Forest
*CTF017 Hays Branch Falls 18' <br />Cherokee National Forest
}}

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]] (north)
*[[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson County]] (northeast)
*[[Avery County, North Carolina]] (southeast)
*[[Mitchell County, North Carolina]] (south)
*[[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi County]] (southwest)
*[[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]] (west)

===National protected areas===
*[[Appalachian Trail]] (part)
*[[Cherokee National Forest]] (part)

===State protected areas===
*[[Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area]]
*[[Roan Mountain State Park]]
*[[Sabine Hill|Sabine Hill State Historic Site]]
*Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area
*Watauga River Bluffs State Natural Area

===Major highways===
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==Law enforcement==
Carter County is served by the Carter County Sheriff's Office, located in Elizabethton. During the Local General Election on August 4, 2022, Mike Fraley overcame the Independent candidate to become Sheriff of Carter County. Sheriff Fraley took over Official Duties as Sheriff on September 1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Carter County's next sheriff will be Mike Fraley |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/your-local-election-hq/carter-countys-next-sheriff-will-be-mike-fraley/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=WJHL {{!}} Tri-Cities News & Weather |language=en-US}}</ref> Sheriff Fraley's term will run September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2026. Its duties include patrol of the county and all jail and prisoner matters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carter County TN Sheriff's Office – Service Before Self * Integrity * Courage * Leadership |url=https://www.sheriff.cc/ |access-date=May 6, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Elizabethton Police Department services the City of Elizabethton inside Carter County. As of 2018, the Chief of Police is Jason Shaw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elizabethton.org/departments/chiefsgreeting.php |title=A Message from the Chief of Police |website=Elizabethton.org |access-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181634/http://www.elizabethton.org/departments/chiefsgreeting.php |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==
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|Mar high F=58.9
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|Jul high F=84.6
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|Apr humidity=67.0
|May humidity=69.5
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 4813
| 1810 = 4190
| 1820 = 4835
| 1830 = 6414
| 1840 = 5372
| 1850 = 6296
| 1860 = 7124
| 1870 = 7909
| 1880 = 10019
| 1890 = 13389
| 1900 = 16688
| 1910 = 19838
| 1920 = 21488
| 1930 = 29223
| 1940 = 35127
| 1950 = 42432
| 1960 = 41578
| 1970 = 42575
| 1980 = 50205
| 1990 = 51505
| 2000 = 56742
| 2010 = 57424
| 2020 = 56356
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 56410
| estref = 
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |title=Historical Census Browser |publisher=University of Virginia Library |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |editor-last=Forstall |editor-first=Richard L. |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 2, 2001 |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2014<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47019.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806010025/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47019.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Carter County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Carter County<ref>Based on 2000 [[census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Carter County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47019&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 51,790
| 91.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 702
| 1.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 153
| 0.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 231
| 0.41%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 7
| 0.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 2,292
| 4.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,181
| 2.1%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 56,356 people, 23,784 households, and 15,256 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 56,742 people, 23,486 households, and 16,346 families residing in the county.<ref name="usatoday2010tncensus">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/TN |title=Census 2010: Tennessee |work=USA Today |first1=Emily |last1=Brown |first2=Anthony |last2=DeBarros |first3=Kristin |last3=DeRamus |year=2011 |access-date=March 17, 2011 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was {{convert|166|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 25,920 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.49% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 23,486 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.40% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,371, and the median income for a family was $33,825. Males had a median income of $26,394 versus $19,687 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,678. About 12.80% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.00% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of the county is in the [[Carter County School District]], while portions in the Elizabethton city limits are in the [[Elizabethton City School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47019_carter/DC20SD_C47019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carter County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-08|page=2 (PDF p. 3/6)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47019_carter/DC20SD_C47019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Schools include:
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*Central Elementary School
*Cloudland Elementary School
*[[Cloudland High School]]
*East Side Elementary School (city)
*Elizabethton High School (city)
*Hampton Elementary School
*[[Hampton High School (Hampton, Tennessee)|Hampton High School]]
*Happy Valley Elementary School
*Happy Valley Middle School
*Happy Valley High School
*Harold McCormick Elementary School (city)
*Hunter Elementary School
*Keenburg Elementary School
*Little Milligan Elementary School
*T.A. Dugger Junior High School (city)
*Unaka Elementary School
*[[Unaka High School]]
*Valley Forge Elementary
*West Side Elementary School (city)
}}

===Colleges===
*[[Northeast State Community College]] and the [[Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology]] have satellite campuses in [[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]].
*[[Milligan College]]'s main campus and [[Emmanuel Christian Seminary]] are located in the community of [[Milligan College, Tennessee|Milligan College]], part of Elizabethton.

==Communities==
[[File:Elk-Avenue-Elizabethton-tn1.jpg|thumb|Elk Avenue in [[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]]]]
[[File:Roan-Mountain-19E-tn1.jpg|thumb|U.S. 19E in [[Roan Mountain, Tennessee|Roan Mountain]]]]

===Cities===
*[[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]] (county seat)
*[[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]] (mostly in [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]] and a small portion in [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]])
*[[Watauga, Tennessee|Watauga]] (small part in [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]])

===Census-designated places===
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*[[Biltmore, Tennessee|Biltmore]]
*[[Central, Tennessee|Central]]
*[[Hampton, Tennessee|Hampton]]
*[[Hunter, Tennessee|Hunter]]
*[[Pine Crest, Tennessee|Pine Crest]]
*[[Roan Mountain, Tennessee|Roan Mountain]]
*[[Valley Forge, Tennessee|Valley Forge]]
{{Div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities===
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* [[Big Spring, Carter County, Tennessee|Big Spring]]
* [[Bitter End, Tennessee|Bitter End]]
* [[Butler, Tennessee|Butler]]
* [[Carter, Tennessee|Carter]]
* [[Fish Springs, Tennessee|Fish Springs]]
* [[Laurel Fork, Tennessee|Laurel Fork]]
* [[Milligan College, Tennessee|Milligan College]]
* [[Stoney Creek, Tennessee|Stoney Creek]]
* [[Tiger Valley, Tennessee|Tiger Valley]]
* [[Winner, Tennessee|Winner]]
{{Div col end}}

==Politics==
Carter County is a Republican stronghold, and, like most of East Tennessee, has voted consistently Republican since the Civil War. Carter County is even more heavily Republican than many other counties in East Tennessee and has not been won by a Democratic presidential candidate since before the Civil War. Since then, only one Democrat, southerner [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee|1976]] (who also won several traditionally Republican counties in East Tennessee), has received over 40% of the popular vote.

Most recent Carter County Mayor Rusty Barnett died on September 21, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-county-mayor-rusty-barnett-passes-away-monday/|title=Carter County Mayor Rusty Barnett passes away Monday|first=Murray|last=Lee|publisher=WJHL|date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|1964|Republican|8,472|5,326|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|12,214|3,412|172|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|11,218|2,933|85|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,019|2,707|118|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,943|1,809|216|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,873|1,662|21|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,238|2,171|71|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,858|1,837|27|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|5,055|1,574|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,934|512|12|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,657|551|28|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,059|674|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,961|498|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Progressive|1,243|478|1,926|Tennessee}}

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Tennessee]]
*[[List of counties in Tennessee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Carter County, Tennessee}}
* [http://www.cartercountytn.gov/ Official site]
* [http://www.elizabethtonchamber.com/ Elizabethton-Carter County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.cartercountyhistory.com Carter County History.com]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/carter Carter County, TNGenWeb] - free genealogy resources for the county
* Carter County [http://tnlandforms.us/landforms/countylf.php?county=Carter Landforms]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206162954/http://johnsonsdepot.com/crumley/cyhome.htm Cy Crumley ET&WNC Photo Collection]
*[http://www.sheriff.cc/ Carter County Sheriff's Department]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Carter County, Tennessee
|North     = [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]]
|Northeast = [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson County]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Avery County, North Carolina]]
|South     = [[Mitchell County, North Carolina]]
|Southwest = [[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi County]]
|West      = [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington County]]
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Carter County, Tennessee}}
{{Tennessee}}
{{State of Franklin}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1796]]
[[Category:Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Second Amendment sanctuaries in Tennessee]]
[[Category:East Tennessee]]