Carpenter, North Carolina

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Carpenter is a small community located in western Wake County, North Carolina ( 35°49′15″N, 78°52′18″W). Carpenter is centered around the intersection of Carpenter-Upchurch Road and Morrisville-Carpenter Road just east of North Carolina Highway 55. Most of Carpenter has been annexed by the Town of Cary. The community was named for William Carpenter, the first settler in the area in 1865 (Powell 1968, p. 89). Carpenter was a stop on the former Durham and Southern Railway.

Carpenter Elementary was named for the community but lies in a recently annexed part of Cary.

[edit] Maps of Carpenter and Surrounding Area

Carpenter, North Carolina is at coordinates 35°49′16″N 78°52′19″W / 35.821, -78.872 (Carpenter, North Carolina)Coordinates: 35°49′16″N 78°52′19″W / 35.821, -78.872 (Carpenter, North Carolina)

[edit] References

Powell, William S., The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Wake County, North Carolina

County seat: Raleigh

Townships	Bartons Creek \| Buckhorn \| Cary \| Cedar Fork \| Holly Springs \| House Creek \| Leesville \| Little River \| Marks Creek \| Meredith \| Middle Creek \| Neuse \| New Light \| Panther Branch \| Raleigh \| St. Mary's \| St. Matthew's \| Swift Creek \| Wake Forest \| White Oak

City	Raleigh

Towns	Apex \| Cary \| Fuquay-Varina \| Garner \| Holly Springs \| Knightdale \| Morrisville \| Rolesville \| Wake Forest \| Wendell \| Zebulon

Unincorporated communities	Auburn \| Bonsal \| Carpenter \| Chestnut Hills \| Clegg \| Eagle Rock \| Falls \| Feltonville \| Forestville \| Friendship \| Holland \| Kennebec \| Lizard Lick \| McCullers Crossroads \| Neuse \| New Hill \| Riley Hill \| Shotwell \| Stony Hill \| Swift Creek \| Willow Spring