Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Carter, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Forest
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:1516
Coordinates:45.3906°N -88.6278°W
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1578953

Carter is an unincorporated community in the town of Wabeno in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. WIS 32 travels north-south through the community.

History

A post office was established as Carter in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] The community was named for John Carpenter, a settler who built the first house.[3]

In 1992, Potawatomi Casino and Hotel was built. [4]

Historic district

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Forest County . Jim Forte Postal History. 28 February 2015.
  3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 51.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-11 . About Carter Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel . 2024-05-30 . Potawatomi Casino Hotel Carter . en.