Carters, formerly known as Carter's Quarter, [1] is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States. [2] Nearby Carters Lake, impounded by Carters Dam, takes its name from the community. [3]
The community was named after Farish Carter, who in 1833 had bought 15,000 acres of land, with the largest unit located in Murray County. [3] In his youth, Carter had run away from home, made himself a substantial fortune, and was engaged in managing his numerous enterprises involving farms, steamboats, banks, ferries, factories, mills, and marble quarries, spread across the Southeastern United States and into the Midwest. He owned property in Murray County that he used as a summer home, in what was then known as Carter's Quarter. His farm grew wheat, rye, oats, corn, tobacco, peas, beans, potatoes, rice, and cotton, with the labor of his hundreds of slaves. On the 1850 census, Carter reported that he owned 403 slaves. Later that year he turned the family plantation over to his son James Carter, who was the first of the Carter family to live in Murray County all-year-round. The plantation continued to sustain the family, and the 1860 census indicates that 355 slaves remained on the property. [1]
The Carters post office was discontinued in 1976. [4]
Charles City County is a county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated southeast of Richmond and west of Jamestown. It is bounded on the south by the James River and on the east by the Chickahominy River.
Sumter County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,616. The county seat is Americus. The county was created on December 26, 1831.
Murray County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,973. The county seat is Chatsworth.
Fannin County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,319. It is one of the most rural counties in Georgia due its location in the Appalachian Mountain Range, with about 90% of the population of Fannin County living in unincorporated lands. The county seat and largest city is Blue Ridge. The county was created on January 21, 1854, and is named after James Fannin, a veteran who fought in the Texas Revolution.
Nadeau Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,090 at the 2020 census.
Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland; the second highest-earning county in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community is named for William Clark, a farmer who owned much of the land on which the community now lies and served as a postal stop that opened on the 4th of July 1851.
Bradfordville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Leon County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,183 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is both 8 miles (13 km) north of Tallahassee and south of the Florida/Georgia state line at the intersection of US 319 and County Road 0342. Its elevation is 223 feet.
Woodlawn was a large forced-labor farm of 2,503 acres (1,013 ha) located in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Dr. Griffin Holland in 1834. It contained good portion of County Road 12, Gallen Drive, Henry Beadel Drive including Tall Timbers Research Station, Iamonia and Landing Road including the small African-American neighborhoods located on Waterfront Drive, Pelican Lane, Seagull Lane, and Annabelle Lane.
Casa de Laga Plantation was a forced-labor farm of 1,228 acres (497 ha) located in west central Leon County, Florida, United States established by George Alexander Croom. It was also known as the Ball and McCabe Place and later as Shidzuoka. In 1860, 70 enslaved people worked the land, which was primarily devoted to producing cotton as a cash crop.
Water Oak Plantation was a small forced labor farm growing cotton on 1,840 acres (740 ha) located in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Richard Bradford.
Southwood Plantation was a large forced-labor farm growing cotton on 5,000 acres (20 km2) located in southern Leon County, Florida, United States and owned by George Taliafero Ward.
Ingleside Plantation was a forced-labor farm of 2,620 acres (1,060 ha) located in extreme northeast Leon County, Florida and established by Robert W. Alston and his family. Eventually, the property was acquired by Joel C. Blake. In 1860, Blake was enslaving 116 people to work his land, which was mostly devoted to producing cotton as a cash crop.
Orchard Pond Plantation was a large forced-labor farm originally growing cotton on 8754 acres, developed and owned in the 19th century by Richard Keith Call, attorney, planter and future Territorial Governor, in what is now northwestern Leon County, Florida, United States. In 1860 he owned 118 slaves to work the 1300 acres of improved land.
Highland, formerly Ash Lawn–Highland, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, and adjacent to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, was the estate of James Monroe, a Founding Father and fifth president of the United States. Purchased in 1793, Monroe and his family permanently settled on the property in 1799 and lived at Highland for twenty-five years. Personal debt forced Monroe to sell the plantation in 1825. Before and after selling Highland, Monroe spent much of his time living at the plantation house at his large Oak Hill estate near Leesburg, Virginia.
Waverly Plantation was a large cotton-growing forced-labor farm of unknown size, located in southern Leon County, Florida, United States, owned by George Taliaferro Ward.
Keithsburg, population 205, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.
Joseph William Chinn was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and in the United States House of Representatives.
Smithonia is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States, at the intersection of Crawford-Smithonia and Smithonia Roads. It is also the name of a historical plantation listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Nathaniel Burwell was an American politician and plantation owner. Perhaps the most distinguished of five men of that name to serve in the Virginia General Assembly before the American Civil War, this Nathaniel Burwell won election to the Virginia House of Delegates as well as the Virginia Ratifying Convention, and also served as the county lieutenant for the James City County militia.
Nigton is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States. In 2000, the population was 87. It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.
Municipalities and communities of Murray County, Georgia, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  | |
| Town | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
34°36′32″N84°41′35″W / 34.60889°N 84.69306°W
 | This Murray County, Georgia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
