Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Carson is primarily located in Dinwiddie County. A portion of Carson extends into Prince George County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
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:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Carson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Rowanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Grant Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darvills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Ammon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Callaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Bollinger Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Braebrook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Meadowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Jarratt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Radium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Turner Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Spainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond County
- Walmsley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Joyner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Drewryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sebrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Adams Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Worrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Vincent Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Koskoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Ivor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Carsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peagram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Union Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ampy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carson had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Rowanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Derby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Booker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Laird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Disputanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Homeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Matoaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
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 115 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Carson:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |