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.
History
Carson was put on the map by virtue of the railroad that divides it. Carson is located on CSX's North End Subdivision between Petersburg and the Virginia/North Carolina state line. Most of the same trains traveling between Petersburg and Richmond on CSX also pass through Carson. It is said that Carson got its name from a telegram sent during a train derailment which read "cars off cars on". On the east side of the railroad tracks is Prince George County, while on the west side is Dinwiddie County.
Bank of Southside Virginia
Carson is home to the second oldest branch of the Bank of Southside Virginia (BSV). It began as the Bank of Carson in 1911, and, in 1933, merged with the Bank of Stony Creek (started in 1905) and the Prince George County Bank (opened in 1919) to form the Bank of Southside Virginia. The Bank of Southside Virginia now has 15 branches.
Carson Depot Library
The Carson Depot Library, a public library, a branch of the Appomattox Regional Library System is also located across the railroad tracks from the Bank of Carson.
Schools
Carson Primary School
Carson Primary School began as k-12 in the early 20th Century. It later became a primary (k-2) school within Prince George County School System. It was later closed in the early 21st Century but the school and land on which it resides is still owned by Prince George County.
Rowanty Technical School
The Rowanty Technical Center is also located in Carson, Va. It is located in Prince George County however the Dinwiddie, Sussex and Prince George School Districts all utilize it. At the Rowanty Technical Center students can learn skills such as firefighting, masonry, and welding.
Government Buildings
Carson Post Office
Carson is home to its own local post office which serves the ZIP code 23830. The service area extends from the intersection of Halifax Rd. and Lansing Rd. south to the Prince George/Sussex county line. And encompasses several miles east into Prince George County and West into Dinwiddie County.
The original Carson post office was attached to a local general store which caught fire and burned down both the post office and the store. A second and separate building was erected to house the current post office which sits next to the Bank of Southside Virginia.
In Summer of 2012 both rural routes which serve the 23830 ZIP code were relocated to the more centralized Stony Creek post office. As a result, the Carson post office has become a strictly P.O. Box and Retail sales office. Outgoing mail is still accepted and dispatched from the office daily.
The office is currently open M-F 8:00-12:00 and 12:45-4:30 and Saturdays from 8:00-11:30. The office is closed on Sundays and federals holidays. The current Postmaster is Jared Diffienbach and the current relief clerk is Melvin Pulver.
Coordinates: 37°02′07″N 77°23′44″W / 37.03528°N 77.39556°W
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