Carson, Oregon

Carson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 413 about five miles northwest of Halfway.[1]

In 1870 Tom Corson settled in the area on a tributary of Pine Creek.[2] His neighbors pronounced his name "Carson" and named the tributary and a sawmill on the creek after him.[2] When the post office was established in 1893, it was named "Carson" as well.[2] The town was platted in 1900, the first in Pine Valley.[3] The platted area was small even by northeastern standards: 12 blocks.[3] Carson lost out as a rural service center to the nearby Langrell.[3]

In 1940 Carson had a population of 90.[4] The post office closed in 1952.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Carson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. pp. 21, 54. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
  4. ↑ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 288. OCLC 4874569.

Coordinates: 44°56′09″N 117°10′32″W / 44.935715°N 117.175453°W