Welcome to Carson ...

Carson is primarily located in Dinwiddie County<1>. A portion of Carson extends into Prince George County.

The location of Carson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

When the people of Carson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Carsonite<3>

Carson is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Carson lies within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Carson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Carson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carson.

Communities near Carson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carson.

• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Hopewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
• Colonial Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Jarratt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
• McKenney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <5>
• Stony Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <5>
• Sussex
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Sussex is located in Sussex County
• Addison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Grant Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carson. See our Newspapers Page for Carson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carson ...

Looking for more information about Carson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carson.

Adding Carson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carson post office opened in 1892.

We also found Carson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/