Welcome to Carson ...

Carson is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

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 1902.

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

Carson is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Carson: (337)

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, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, 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.

• DeRidder
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
  • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <5>
• Rosepine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <5>
• Merryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
  • Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <5>
• Newlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
• Ludington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
• Singer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <5>
• Ikes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ikes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
• Longville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <5>
• Pinewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
• Cole Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish

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 1902.

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.

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