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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Carson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with 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 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 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 Carson is historic, it would have been located within present day Howell County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Carson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carson:
- Howell County (The home county of Carson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Chapin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Brandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- South Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Lanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Cornertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebo is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Moody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Douglas County
- Richville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Green Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Couch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Elijah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Bakersfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Udall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Tecumseh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Montier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Birch Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Hattie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Sargent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Baxter County (AR)
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Cornertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Sturkie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Camp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Mammoth Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Baker Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Gepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Glencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Sharp County (AR)
- Wirth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carson, see our County-by-County Page for Carson.
Cemeteries Near Carson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Carson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Howell Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howell County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltabarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spears Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Carson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Chapin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Brandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- White Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- South Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Olden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Amy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amy is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Cureall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carson.
Newspapers Published in 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carson, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Carson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Sharp County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |