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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Carson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Carson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Carson, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Old Carson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Old Carson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Old Carson is historic, it would have been located within present day Hinsdale County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinsdale County: Archuleta, Gunnison, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray, Saguache & San Juan.

Below are the counties that are near Old Carson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Carson:

  • Hinsdale County     (The home county of Old Carson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.
    • Carson ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Hinsdale County
    • Capitol City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
      • Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.
    • Bachelor City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor City
      • Bachelor City is located in Mineral County
    • Creede
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
      • Creede is located in Mineral County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Former name for Creede:
      • Amethyst
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <2>
    • Spar City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spar City
      • Spar City is located in Mineral County
  • Ouray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.
    • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
      • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
    • Ouray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Ouray County
  • San Juan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in San Juan County
    • Animas Forks ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
      • Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
    • Howardsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
      • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
    • Silverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
      • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
    • Graysill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graysill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
      • Graysill is located in San Juan County
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.
    • Tomboy ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomboy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
      • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
    • Pandora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
    • Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
      • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
    • Telluride
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <2>
    • Alta ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in San Miguel County
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
    • Mountain Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
      • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <2>
    • Keystone ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
    • Vance Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
      • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Carson, see our County-by-County Page for Old Carson.

Newspapers Published in Old Carson ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Carson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Carson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Carson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old Carson:

Cemeteries Near Old Carson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Carson.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Carson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.

  • Old Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • New Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Creede Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nurse - Brownlee Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Old Carson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Carson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Carson, with the one closest to Old Carson listed first.

  • Capitol City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
    • Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in San Juan County
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Animas Forks ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
    • Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
  • Howardsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
  • Silverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ironton ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Ouray County
  • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
    • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
  • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
    • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
  • Ouray
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Creede
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creede
    • Creede is located in Mineral County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Former name for Creede:
    • Amethyst
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creede <2>
  • Pandora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Portland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Ouray County
    • Telluride
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Carson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Carson.

The official website for Hinsdale County: www.hinsdalecountycolorado.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Carson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Carson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Carson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8548, Longitude: -107.3644    
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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