Carson, Missouri

Carson is a ghost town in Howell County, Missouri. It is in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.^[1] The community was located on Missouri Route ZZ, it was next to the railroad. Carson is about two miles southeast of West Plains, Missouri.^[2]

A post office named Carson was built in 1908. It was used until 1928.^[3] The community has the name of Jack Carson, a businessperson in the local mining industry.^[4]

References change

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carson (historical)
↑ West Plains, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1983
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

36°42′35″N 91°48′12″W / 36.70972°N 91.80333°W / 36.70972; -91.80333

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carson (historical)

[2] West Plains, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1983

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

[4] "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

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