Carter, Arkansas

Carter (1960–2018) was an unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It is located on Arkansas Highway 74 between Arnett and Sulphur City. At times it was also known as Carter's Store, Carter Store, and Hicks.^[2] A post office, for all these names at different times existed from 1875 to 1953. The community has the name of John C. Carter, first postmaster.^[3]

Carter, Arkansas
Historical unincorporated community
Carter, Arkansas Carter's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°55′37″N 94°3′8″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Township	White River
Elevation [1]	407 m (1,335 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72701
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	65300[1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carter, Arkansas
2. "Carter's Store/Hicks WC 43 NO POST OFFICE". A.D. Poole. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
3. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 319.