Carntown is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
A variant name was Motier.
[1] A post office called Motier was established in 1839, the name was changed to Carntown in 1891, and the post office closed in 1920.
[2] Jacob Carnes, one of the early postmasters, gave the community its present name.
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