Carson may refer to:

People

Carson (surname) Carson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable people with the surname A * Adam Carson (born 1975), American drummer * Adam Carson (footballer) (??–1935), Scottish footballer * Aglionby Ross Carson (1780–1850), Scottish education ...

, people with the surname * Carson (given name), people with the given name

Places

;In the United States * Carson, California, a city * Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois *

Carson, Iowa Carson is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 766 at the 2020 census. History Carson was formed in 1881 as a result of the establishment of a depot on the Burlington and Rock Island Railroad at this location d ...

, a city * Carson, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carson City, Michigan *

Carson Township, Minnesota Carson Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 280 at the 2010 census. History Carson Township was organized in 1871, and named for Kit Carson, an American frontiersman. Geography According to the ...

* Carson, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Carson, Missouri, a ghost town * Carson City, Nevada *

Carson, New Mexico Carson is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Named after frontiersman and Taos resident Kit Carson, Carson was founded c. 1908, when the surrounding area was opened for homesteading. Carson is a lo ...

, an unincorporated community *

Carson, North Dakota Carson is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2020 census. History Carson was laid out in 1910 when the Northern Pacific Railway was extended to that point. The city's name i ...

, a city *

Carson, Oregon Carson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon, along Oregon Route 413 about northwest of Halfway. In 1870 Tom Corson settled in the area on a tributary of Pine Creek. His neighbors pronounced his name "Cars ...

, an unincorporated community * Carson County, Texas *

Carson, Virginia Carson is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, located between Petersburg and Stony Creek, just west of Interstate 95. The community is divided between Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties along the f ...

, an unincorporated community *

Carson, Washington Carson is a small census-designated place in Skamania County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington. Carson is located just north of the Columbia River near the towns of Stevenson, Bingen and White Salmon in Washington and ...

, an unincorporated community *

Carson, Wisconsin Carson is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Mill Creek Community and Rocky Run are located in the town. The town was most likely named for Samuel C ...

, a town *

Fort Carson Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs ...

, Colorado, a United States Army post * Carson Beach, South Boston, Massachusetts, a public beach *

Carson Desert The Carson Desert is a desert in the Lahontan Basin and the desert valley of Churchill County, Nevada (U.S.), which receives an average annual precipitation. The desert is the low valley area (including the Carson Sink in the north of the valley ...

, Nevada * Carson National Forest, New Mexico *

Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Carson Park is a historic park located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located on a peninsula created on an oxbow lake, Half Moon Lake, which was part of the former course of the Chippewa River. The park contains baseball, football, and softball ...

Carson Pass Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88. It lies on the Great Basin Divide, with the West ...

, through the Sierra Nevada in California *

Carson Range The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Carson Pass and stretches north to the Truckee River near Verdi, Nevada. Geography The mountain range is about 50 miles (80 km) long a ...

, a mountain range in California and Nevada *

Carson River The Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is long although the addition of the East Fork makes the total length , traversing five counties: Alpine Coun ...

, in California and Nevada *

Carson Sink Carson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert in present-day Nevada, United States of America, that was formerly the terminus of the Carson River. Today the sink is fed by drainage canals of the Truckee-Carson Irrigat ...

, a large playa in Nevada *

Carson Valley, Pennsylvania Carson Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in western Blair County, in the east part of Allegheny ...

, an unincorporated community ;Elsewhere *

Carson Lake (disambiguation) Carson Lake may refer to one of several lakes: In Canada: *Carson Lake in Manitoba in Riding Mountain National Park, NTS map sheet 62J12 *One of two lakes of that name in York County, New Brunswick, one on NTS map sheet 21J15, the other on NTS map ...

, various lakes in the United States and Canada *

Carson River (Western Australia) The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise at the base of the Foster Range near the southwestern edge of the Drysdale River National Park. The river flows in a northerly directi ...

, Australia *Mount Carson, a subpeak of

Pavilion Mountain Pavilion Mountain is the highest summit of the southern Marble Range in the South Cariboo region of southwestern British Columbia. "Mount Carson", a subsidiary peak, was misapplied to the whole mountain 1957–1965, before the well-established loc ...

, British Columbia, Canada * 6572 Carson, an asteroid

Businesses

Carson's Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (also known as Carson's) is an American department store that was founded in 1854, which grew to over 50 locations, primarily in the Midwestern United States. Sold to the holding company of Bon-Ton in 2006, but still ope ...

, an American retailer *

Carson Helicopters Carson Helicopters, Inc is a helicopter operating company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States. Carson operates a fleet of Sikorsky S-61 helicopters in aerial lift services and aerial firefighting. Carson is known for its development ...

, a heavy lift helicopter company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania *

Carson Productions Carson Entertainment Group (formerly Carson Productions and Carson Productions Group) is a television production company established by Johnny Carson in 1980. The company primarily produced ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' from 1980 to ...

, a television production company established by Johnny Carson

Schools

Carson College of Business The Carson College of Business is the business school of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Established in 1963, it is one of the largest of the ten colleges in WSU. History The College of Business first offered economics courses ...

, the business school of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington *

Carson High School (disambiguation) Carson High School can refer to: *Carson High School (Carson City, Nevada) *Carson High School (Carson, California) * Jesse C. Carson High School, China Grove, North Carolina *Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies Rachel Carson High School ...

* Carson College for Orphan Girls, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, now coeducational and named Carson Valley Children's Aid *

Carson Middle School North Allegheny School District is a large, suburban public school district located in McCandless, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh. It serves an area of , including Marshall Township, McCandless Township, and the boroughs of Bradfor ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

Carson Elementary School (disambiguation) Carson Elementary School may refer to: * Carson Elementary School (Quesnel) * Carson Elementary School (Carson, Washington) * Carson Elementary School (Texas) {{schooldis ...

In transportation

Carson (Los Angeles Metro station) Carson station is a below grade busway station on the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located on the shoulder of Interstate 110 at its intersection with Carson Street, after which the station is named, in Torrance, ...

Carson (LYNX station) Carson is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves the South End neighborhood. Location The station is located next to Carson Boulevard and is accessible ...

, Charlotte, North Carolina

Other

Carson (band) Carson was an Australian blues rock and boogie rock band, which formed in January 1970 in Melbourne as Carson County Band. They had a top 30 hit single on the ''Go-Set'' National Top 40 with "Boogie" in September 1972. The group releas ...

, a 1970s Australian blues rock and boogie rock band *Mr. Carson, a character in the Downton Abbey drama series *'' Carson?'', a record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi * Carson top, after-market car-top

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