Carthage, Tennessee

About Carthage

Set in the northern part of Tennessee, Carthage is a small town, home to 2,266 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Carthage holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.9 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 781 residents per square mile.

📰 Carthage News Today

• Mallory Williams Obituary | Sanderson Funeral Homes | Carthage, TN Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• Body recovered after search and rescue mission on Cumberland River in Smith County WSMV · Feb 10
• Schedule - Smith County Owls (Carthage, TN) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 28
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Carthage, Tennessee 37030 The Weather Channel · Jan 19
• Justin Tyler Shores Obituary Dec 22, 2025 Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation · Dec 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Carthage Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Carthage — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carthage

• Ebel's Tavern
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Acapulco Grill — mexican
• Domino's
• El Rey Azteca — mexican
• Holston
• Nobels
• Rojas Kitchen
• Vix Auto LLC

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Smith County Heritage Museum · Museum
• Granville Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carthage

• Cordell Hull Overlook reviews ★
• Defeated Creek Recreation Area reviews ★
• Granville Recreation Area / Indian Creek Campground reviews ★
• Granville Veteran's Park reviews ★
• Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area reviews ★
• Sunset Pavilion reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Carthage

• Carthage Elementary
• Defeated Elementary
• Smith County High School
• Smith County Middle School
• Union Heights Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Carthage

🏘️ Nearby Communities