THE CARTHAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
Carthage city has 10.7 square miles of land in Panola County. Its Census reference point is in Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Carthage and Panola County
Carthage is associated with Panola County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Carthage by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Carthage, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Panola County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Carthage city has 5.6 times the land area of nearby Gary City town (1.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

