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Carson

Ghost town · Howell County, Missouri

West Plains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:24,000)
West Plains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carson is a ghost town in Howell County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Howell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carson as a historical populated place on the West Plains topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.7098° N, 91.8032° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Plains
Elevation918 ft
Nearest living townWest Plains, MO
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID735128
Coordinates36.70978, -91.80320

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What's there now

Carson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Plains, MO (population 12,341), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 918 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Carson?

Carson is in Howell County, Missouri, at 36.7098, -91.8032.

How many ghost towns are in Howell County?

Howell County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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