(submitted by and photos by Gerald & Tammy Westmoreland)
Carmack was first known as Providence, with Abraham Ricketts, who bought his land from the native americans, being the first settler.
It was established in 1830 about 6 miles north of Hesterville. The name changed about 1870 in honor of former Representative Carmack of Tennessee.
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