Carter County, Missouri

67 topographic sheets cover 14 settlements here, and 27 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

27 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States

Carter County within Missouri

What the record shows

190 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
27 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 24 buildings, 2 districts and 1 site.
The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Mrs. Louis Bedell House	building	1980	80002324
Big Spring Historic District	district	1981	81000101
Earl Boyer House	building	1980	80002325
Carter County Courthouse	building	2022	100008239
J. W. Gibson House	building	1980	80002326
Delia Greensfelder House	building	1980	80002327
Loretta Herrington House	building	1980	80002328
James Hinton House	building	1980	80002329
Nettie Jacobson House	building	1980	80002330
Nola Kitterman House	building	1980	80002331
Wallace Knapp House	building	1980	80002332
Buford Lawhorn House	building	1980	80002333
Iva Lewis House	building	1980	80002334
Masonic Lodge	building	1980	80002335
Terry Mays House	building	1980	80002336
Thornton McNew House	building	1980	80002337
Mill Pond	site	1980	80002338
Della Nance House	building	1980	80002339
Hazel Owens House	building	1980	80002340
Ernie Phillips House	building	1980	80002341
Alvis Powers House	building	1980	80002342
Hazel Shoat House	building	1980	80002343
Sixth Street Historic District	district	1980	80002344
James Smith House	building	1980	80002345
Lawrence Smith House	building	1980	80002346
William F. Smith House	building	1980	80002347
Lee Tucker House	building	1980	80002348

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

340 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 340 of them, burning about 7,530 acres. 2 started naturally and 122 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	123
Arson/incendiarism	122
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	53
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Recreation and ceremony	12
Smoking	6
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Natural	2
Other causes	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 March 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,227 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	HWY. 21 SOUTH
7 April 1997	Debris and open burning	400 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	HILL TOP
8 November 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	388 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	DEVIL'S RUN
21 November 1993	Arson/incendiarism	150 acres	Ozark National Scenic River	HOOPER HOL
12 April 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	131 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	EASTWOOD
22 November 1993	Arson/incendiarism	130 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
25 March 1995	Arson/incendiarism	130 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
28 March 2019	Arson/incendiarism	129 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	178397-00000-03282019-1600

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 269 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 269 reports for this county, causing 10 deaths, 91 injuries and about $39,587,600 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	94
Thunderstorm Wind	77
Flash Flood	30
Flood	30
Tornado	22
Heavy Rain	7
Funnel Cloud	6
Lightning	3

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1957	Tornado (F4)	not stated	7 killed, 75 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	1 killed, 2 hurt, $20,000	Within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a tree fell on a boat on the Current River. The boat was traveling downstream in the vicinity of the Waymeyer Shute river access point. The 22-year-old male driver of the boat was killed, and two passengers in their 20's were moderately injured. The injured parties were from the local area and were treated at a local hospital. In the same general vicinity, trees and large tree limbs were down on the north end of M Highway.
December 1982	Tornado (F2)	not stated	1 killed, 1 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
March 2006	Flash Flood	Ellsinore	1 killed, $25,000	Flash flooding of Ten Mile Creek caused the death of a 57-year-old man. The man drowned when the flat bed truck he was driving was swept off the road as he was attempting to cross the creek. The incident occurred on a private gravel road off Highway B. The truck was swept downstream about 50 yards and overturned in the creek, resting upside down. The body was recovered still in the truck. The incident was estimated to have happened around 6 A.M. CST when he attempted to drive across the creek to a hog barn.
April 2004	Tornado (F2)	Ellsinore	5 hurt, $600,000	The tornado touched down about one mile south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and County Highway 233 in eastern Carter County. The tornado tracked north-northeast, passing only about a mile west of the town of Ellsinore. The tornado damage path ended on County Road 365 less than one half mile before reaching the Wayne County line. Peak winds in the tornado were estimated at 150 MPH. Most of the injured were in a mobile home on the north side of U.S. Highway 60. Their mobile home was picked up and thrown into some trees. One person was critically injured. The critically injured person was paralyzed when her back and neck was broken, and she was airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital. Another person received a broken arm, and most of the remaining injuries were scrapes and cuts. The tornado destroyed a total of three mobile homes, a storage facility, and numerous sheds. Two homes and one business were severely damaged. Numerous vehicles were damaged.
April 2002	Tornado (F4)	Van Buren	2 hurt, $15,000,000	The tornado damage path began on the west side of Van Buren, right along the Current River, and crossed U.S. Route 60 very close to the Current River bridge. Two businesses in Van Buren, a lodge and a restaurant, were heavily damaged by F-2 intensity winds. The tornado travelled southeast across hilly and forested terrain until reaching the community of Ellsinore. Damage on the south side of Ellsinore was severe, where about 7 businesses were destroyed. Most of the damage at Ellsinore, which was inflicted by F-4 intensity winds, occurred along and near U.S. Highway 60. Across Carter County, 13 homes were destroyed and 12 homes suffered major damage. The tornado then moved into the Mark Twain National Forest and crossed into Butler County north of Highway 60.
December 1982	Tornado (F1)	not stated	2 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
July 2021	Lightning	Van Buren	2 hurt	Two persons were struck by lightning while recreating on the Current River.
July 1998	Lightning	Van Buren	2 hurt	Two river enthusiasts were injured by lightning on the Current River.
May 2017	Flood	Van Buren	$10,000,000	A catastrophic flood on the Current River inflicted very heavy damage to Van Buren and the surrounding riverbank areas. The river crested over 8 feet above the record crest. Several hours before midnight on May 1, the river crested at 37.20 feet on the Van Buren river gage. The old record was 29.00 feet, set in March of 1904. About 238 homes were damaged or destroyed, about half of which were seasonal vacation homes. Whole houses were swept downriver. About 30 businesses were flooded. A large percentage of flood victims were evacuated to temporary shelters in Van Buren. The sheriff department in Van Buren literally floated about 100 feet off its foundation. Floodwaters were more than eight feet deep in the county courthouse. At least 30 water rescues were conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the National Park Service. A dusk-to-dawn curfew was enacted for residents of the city of Van Buren. Cell phone service was knocked out for a large portion of the area. The governor of Missouri toured the Van Buren area. The governor credited first responders with saving hundreds of lives by boat during the severe but relatively short-lived flood. Damage to public property, including roads and bridges, was estimated around 7 million dollars.
April 1984	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
December 1982	Tornado (F4)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
March 2025	Tornado (EF3)	Fremont	$2,000,000	An EF-3 tornado tore a path of destruction across western and northern parts of Carter County. This tornado started just northeast of Brandsville in Oregon County, then moved northeast clipping the southeast corner of Shannon County and then into Carter County southwest of Fremont. Significant tree damage occurred along Green Mountain Road with hundreds of trees uprooted or snapped, along with at least a couple trees that were debarked. A steel trailer was picked up and lofted several hundred yards. Several homes were completely destroyed along the path from Green Mountain Road and northeast towards the town of Fremont and further north along County Highway Y. The tornado continued northeast and produced additional tree damage along Highway M and Highway D as it moved into far northern Carter County. It then crossed into Reynolds County to the southwest of Grady. The estimated peak wind was 165 mph. The total path length of the tornado was just over 58 miles.
March 2008	Flood	Van Buren	$700,000	Moderate flooding of the Current River occurred. At the Van Buren gage, the river crested at 25.71 feet on March 20 at 1 A.M. CDT. Flood stage there is 20 feet, and moderate flooding begins at 23 feet. This flood crest ranked as the fifth highest crest in over 100 years of records. Some flooding occurred in low sections of Van Buren. Water flowing from Factory Hollow and Walker Hollow contributed to the flooding in Van Buren. About a half dozen homes homes were flooded in Van Buren and southeast of town. The water depth in the homes was generally eight inches or less. Sandbagging protected some homes and businesses, and a local hotel assisted with sheltering. The library was flooded to a depth of 6 to 8 inches. Floodwaters reached the back door of the Carter County courthouse. Sandbags were placed around the courthouse and the new justice center. Water was pumped out of the justice center. The river rose almost to the porch of the lower level of The Landing, a landmark inn along the scenic river. Furniture was moved from lower level rooms as a precaution. Damage occurred in Big Spring Park, where at least one small building was washed from its location.
March 2025	Tornado (EF1)	Eastwood	$500,000	An EF-1 tornado snapped and uprooted hundreds of trees as it moved northeast from just north of Eastwood to just west and north of Chilton to near Jackson and on to the Wayne County line southwest of Leeper. The roof structure was largely removed from two houses at the end of County Road 326. Another nearby house had some shingles removed, and a nearby barn sustained minor damage. A wooden power pole was snapped on Highway H near County Road 456. The estimated peak wind was 110 mph. The tornado continued northeast into Wayne County where it produced EF-3 damage in Leeper. The total path length was around 31 miles.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Van Buren	$300,000	Major flash flooding occurred in Fremont, where numerous evacuations were conducted and cars were flooded due to flash flooding of Pike Creek. Motorists were rescued from vehicles that were swept away by floodwaters on U.S. Highway 60 near Fremont. In addition, portions of Route Y and Route M were closed. Numerous roads were damaged, and a few roads were washed out and closed. Several dozen homes were flooded in Fremont and the surrounding area. About ten of those homes appeared to be a total loss. Home propane tanks floated down creeks and rivers. A large farm tractor was overturned by floodwaters and washed onto a roadway. Camping areas were inundated in the Van Buren area. At least 15 to 20 people were evacuated, and the Red Cross was assisting victims.
May 2011	Tornado (EF3)	Grandin	$300,000	The tornado reached its peak intensity about a mile east of Ellsinore, where an unanchored modular home with a conventionally-built addition was almost entirely blown away and carried an unknown distance. Several large oak trees were nubbed out. Several homes east of Ellsinore received moderate to major damage. The wall of one house was blown off, along with the back of the roof. Hundreds of trees were blown down. In the Grandin area, two mobile homes were destroyed, and a school suffered major damage, including the loss of an entire roof system. Hundreds of acres of large trees were uprooted or snapped. Between Grandin and Ellsinore, telephone poles were snapped and several cows were killed. A National Weather Service damage survey team found the presence of suction vortices east of Ellsinore. The suction vortices were reported by at least one trained spotter during the tornado. A national television crew aired video of the tornado in progress near Ellsinore. Peak winds were estimated near 150 mph. The average path width was 200 yards. The tornado path continued into Wayne County.
March 2008	Flood	Fremont	$300,000	Major flooding was responsible for numerous water rescues. Van Buren police and Carter County sheriff personnel rescued 10 to 20 people. Two people were trapped in a camper trailer floating on Highway D near Van Buren. Two other people got in trouble trying to rescue them. Another six people were rescued from Hurricane Creek. Both the rescuers and the victims required additional help when the rescue boat flipped over. At least one or two bridges were washed out in eastern parts of the county. Severe road washouts were reported in western parts of the county. Countywide, at least 17 homes were damaged, and one was destroyed. Eight businesses were damaged.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Countywide	$250,000	no account filed
December 1982	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
December 2010	Tornado (EF2)	Chilton	$200,000	The tornado touched down near County Road 223, where a tin roof was peeled up on a small outbuilding. A gate and fence were blown about 50 feet. The tornado reached its maximum width and its peak intensity as it crossed County Road 225. This is where a permanent home suffered partial wall and roof loss, a mobile home was blown 15 feet off its foundation, and over one hundred trees were uprooted. The residents of the mobile home took refuge in the laundry room, which was the only room not destroyed. Residents of both homes were provided food and shelter by the Red Cross. A large oak tree fell on a vehicle, causing major damage to the vehicle. Two other vehicles were damaged by debris. A shed and outbuildings were destroyed. A bicycle was blown up into a tree. A twin-pole high voltage transmission tower was partially blown over. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 60, then struck a sawmill on Highway FF. The 40-by-100 foot sawmill was destroyed. None of the eight workers in the sawmill were injured, possibly because they jumped into a sawdust pit. A home near the sawmill lost part of its roof (less than 20 percent), and dozens of large trees were uprooted. As the tornado crossed County Road 327, a few more trees were blown down. Part of a metal roof from a small barn was blown into a tree. Due to damage to the high-voltage transmission lines, over 1,500 customers from Van Buren to Ellsinore were without power for up to four hours. A National Weather Service damage survey confirmed a convergent signature to the debris pattern. A person in the area reported witnessing the tornado. Peak winds in this tornado were estimated near 120 mph.
February 2019	Flash Flood	Van Buren	$100,000	Water rescues were reported in Van Buren. Some buildings were flooded, including the fire department in Van Buren. Emergency management personnel reported flash flooding of creeks and roads. Several roads were closed, and low water bridges were impassable. Rainfall rates were estimated by radar up to an inch per hour. A mesonet station on the Current River measured a daily rainfall of 3.38 inches.
December 2015	Tornado (EF1)	Chilton	$90,000	The tornado began near the Current River along Highway Z and then moved northeast. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted within a well-defined path in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The tornado passed through the tiny community of Chilton, where an old abandoned schoolhouse was nearly destroyed. A few homes received siding and shingle damage. Near the end of the damage path along Missouri Highway 21 and U.S. Highway 60, there was damage to the metal roofing of an old saw mill. A saw mill employee reported visually witnessing the tornado. Missouri Highway 21 was closed due to debris and power lines across it. The path was mostly through hilly and forested country. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.
May 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Grandin	$75,000	The EF-0 tornado along the southern border of Carter County contained estimated peak winds of 85 mph, uprooting or damaging dozens of trees along its path. On Highway 21 between Grandin and the Ripley County line, the tornado pushed over several wooden electrical poles. The tornado also removed a small section of the roof of a manufactured home. The tornado was along the northern edge of a macroburst that was primarily over northern Ripley County.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Ellsinore	$60,000	Five feet of water was running across the intersection of Highway H and County Road 327. Washed out trees were in the roadway. Sections of County Road 327 were washed out.
May 2017	Flash Flood	Ellsinore	$50,000	Flash flooding of two creeks in Ellsinore reached into some homes. In Van Buren, up to four inches of water was observed flowing across a street.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Ellsinore	$50,000	Flash flooding of creeks was reported throughout the county. Emergency management officials conducted evacuations of residents near creeks in parts of Fremont. Numerous water rescues were conducted, especially from around Van Buren to Fremont. About five miles south of Ellsinore, Highway K was closed north of Highway B due to flooding.
February 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Hunter	$50,000	Numerous trees were blown down throughout the Current River Valley in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Some trees were blocking access roads.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Chilton	$50,000	A home and a shed was damaged along Highway 21. The roof of one home was blown into the road, and the shed was blown away. A carport was blown into some nearby trees.
June 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Grandin	$50,000	The tornado touched down near the Grandin City Park on the east side of Grandin. A few trees were blown down at the ball fields. The tornado continued east, affecting two residences along County Road 247 just east of town. One house sustained moderate shingle damage. A second house sustained major roof damage. A large barn was heavily damaged, with one wall and door blown off. Large sections of roof were missing. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. Trees on the south side of the track were laying in a northwest direction. South to north striations were easily visible in tall field grass. Several eyewitnesses clearly indicated a funnel cloud touched down. The track end point was estimated due to the fact the damage path continued into woods and fields that were inaccessible by vehicle. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph. The average path width was 75 yards.
March 1996	Hail	Van Buren	$50,000	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fremont	$40,000	Numerous trees were blown down across the county, including the Van Buren area. A power line was down in Van Buren. The county sheriff department received 50 to 60 calls regarding downed trees.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Van Buren	$40,000	Water was over portions of roads in the Big Springs area. Some roads were damaged, including County Road 227.
June 1995	Tornado (F0)	Ellsinore	$40,000	A tornado downed trees along N Highway.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fremont	$30,000	Numerous trees were down across the county. People were trapped by falling trees in a campground near Van Buren. Power outages were reported.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$30,000	A house trailer sustained heavy damage in Ellsinore. Numerous trees were down in Van Buren.
May 2011	Flood	Grandin	$30,000	no account filed
March 1996	Hail	Ellsinore	$30,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Fremont	$25,000	A storm survey determined a very large area of enhanced winds downed hundreds of trees, knocking down powerlines, and produced minor damage to a few structures in northwestern Carter County. Peak winds were evaluated at 90 mph. Damage started north of Fremont and fanned out east and south into Van Buren and much of northwestern Carter County. The event appears to be the result of a long track tornadic supercell transitioning to a more linear structure.
December 2015	Flood	Van Buren Muni Arpt	$25,000	Moderate flooding occurred along the Current River. At the Van Buren river gage, the river crested at 23.12 feet around noon on the 29th. Flood stage there is 20 feet. Two homes within the city limits of Van Buren were flooded. Boat ramps, parks, and baseball fields along the river were flooded.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$25,000	In Van Buren, a large tree was blown down at the county courthouse. In Eastwood, trees were blown down in town, shingles were blown off roofs, and a roof was ripped off a front porch and blown over the house into the back yard. Tree damage was reported at various other locations near these communities.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Countywide	$25,000	no account filed
March 1964	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
July 2023	Lightning	Ellsinore	$20,000	Lightning set a barn on fire.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren Muni Arpt	$20,000	Six large trees fell across County Road 554. On neighboring properties, about two dozen other very large oak and pine trees came down. A fence was destroyed.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$20,000	A mobile home was overturned along Highway 60.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grandin	$20,000	no account filed
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$20,000	no account filed
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Ellsinore	$20,000	no account filed
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$15,000	A tall tree was down on a home. A non-shingle protective layer of roofing was blown off an inn along the Current River.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	South Van Buren	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and some power lines near the intersection of Hwy C and Hwy 60 southwest of Van Buren.
April 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Ellsinore	$10,000	This was the start of the tornado track as determined by an aerial survey from the USDA Forest Service. Trees were uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph in this very short section of track in Carter County. The tornado quickly entered Wayne County in a highly forested area.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$10,000	Two trees were down along Route M to the northwest of Van Buren. Roof damage occurred to a business in Van Buren.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$10,000	A few trees and numerous tree limbs were blown down countywide. M Highway was blocked by a tree near Van Buren.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$10,000	Power lines and tree limbs were blown down.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Fremont	$10,000	Trees were blown down in and around Fremont.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$10,000	Trees were blown down in the community.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hunter	$8,000	Large tree limbs were down, and one tree was snapped.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$8,000	In south Van Buren, extensive tree damage occurred at a campground and adjacent private property. A canoe trailer was blown over.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Buren	$6,000	Trees and power lines were down on County Road 125 south of U.S. Highway 60. A large tree was blocking part of State Route C. Other tree damage occurred near the intersection of State Route C and County Road 3280.

Mines and quarries

54 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 54 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	38
Manganese	7
Stone, Crushed/Broken	5
Copper	3
Granite	1
Sand and Gravel, Construction	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dazey Ranch	Copper	Past Producer
Dazey Ranch	Copper	Past Producer
Dazey Ranch	Copper	Past Producer
Mayes Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Brown Land	Manganese	Past Producer
Foster Prospect	Manganese	Prospect
Snyder Mine	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Turley Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Brown Land # 1	Iron	Prospect
Carter Co Milling & Merc Co Bank	Iron	Prospect
Crescent Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Crommer & Mcpherson Bank	Iron	Prospect
Devils Kitchen Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Hahn Bank	Iron	Prospect
Holland Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Hutchinson Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kime & Hartley Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Malin Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Midco Iron Furnace	Iron	Past Producer
Mine # 21	Iron	Prospect
Moreland Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Orchard Mine Pit # 1	Iron	Past Producer
Orchard Mine Pit # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Orchard Mine Pit # 5	Iron	Past Producer
Tract # 17	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 18	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 19	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 2	Iron	Occurrence
Tract # 20	Iron	Past Producer
Tract # 22	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 23	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 24	Iron	Occurrence
Tract # 25	Iron	Unknown
Tract # 26	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 27	Iron	Occurrence
Tract # 29	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 5	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 6	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 7	Iron	Prospect
Tract # 8	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Unknown
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Barren

Kelly township · 63965 · On Cave Fork · Handy quadrangle

15 sheets, 1944 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Chicopee

Carter township · 63965 · Near Walker Hollow · Van Buren South quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 1997
Chilton

Kelly township · 63965 · Near Aldrich Valley · Big Spring quadrangle

12 sheets, 1944 to 1983
Crites Corner

Jackson township · 63937 · Hunter quadrangle

11 sheets, 1944 to 1983
Eastwood

Kelly township · 63965 · Van Buren South quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 1997
Ellsinore

Johnson township · 63937 · Ellsinore quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983
Fremont

Pike township · 63941 · Near Springfield Hollow · Fremont quadrangle

14 sheets, 1944 to 1997
Grandin

Johnson township · 63943 · On Middle Fork North Prong Little Black River · Grandin quadrangle

11 sheets, 1944 to 1997
Homestead

Johnson township · 63937 · Near Hogan Hollow · Hogan Hollow quadrangle

14 sheets, 1934 to 1983

No longer a settlement
House Creek

Carter township · 63965 · On Mill Creek · Van Buren North quadrangle

20 sheets, 1928 to 1997
Hunter

Johnson township · 63943 · Hunter quadrangle

11 sheets, 1944 to 1983
Keeney Corner

63965 · Garwood quadrangle

17 sheets, 1943 to 1989
South Van Buren

Carter township · 63965 · Near Walker Hollow · Van Buren South quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 1997
Van Buren

Carter township · 63965 · Near Walker Hollow · Van Buren South quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 1997

The vanished settlements of Carter County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.