Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Carson came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Carson in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Carson. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Carson data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Carson:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Carson is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Carson. See our Misc Page for Carson for more information.