If you are stuck in frames, Click to break out You can search the entire Carter County site for specific keywords, i.e., surnames, places, etc. Give it a try and let me know what you think. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. This region covers the eastern end of the state, stretching from the Appalachian Mountains westward across the Cumberland Plateau to the Pottsville Escarpment.
Coal mining is the major industry.
The elevation in the county ranges from 542 to 1300 feet above sea level. In 1990 the county population was 24,340 in a land area of 410 square miles, an average of 59.4 people per square mile. The county seat is Grayson. Carter county was named for Colonel William Grayson Carter, who was a State Senator in the Kentucky legislature when the county was formed. The county seat, Grayson, was named for his uncle, Colonel Robert Grayson.