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 low-density rural residential area.Carson has a post office, with the ZIP code 87517. The 87517 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 158 at the 2000 census. The Carson ZCTA had 114 housing units; a land area of 35.03 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 4.51 people per sq. mile at Census 2000.In the 1930s, Carson was a struggling Mormon settlement. A local trader gave an old colcha, an embroidered woolen blanket, to his sister-in-law for repair. She studied the textile, and began making new colchas, starting a successful cottage industry. Most of the Carson colchas were made from recycled woolen fabrics. They were priced reasonably, and sold well. Many are now in museum collections.
It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on June 27th, 2013 that Gerald K Metter died in Carson, New Mexico. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gerald K's life.
It was written by The Porterville Recorder on January 17th, 2012 that Edna Cora Byars passed away in Springville, California. Byars was 92 years old and was born in Carson, NM. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Edna Cora's life.
It was noted by The Porterville Recorder on January 17th, 2012 that Edna Cora Byars passed on in Springville, California. Byars was 92 years old and was born in Carson, NM. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Edna Cora's life.
It was disclosed by The Porterville Recorder on August 14th, 2011 that Ernest O Robertson perished in Porterville, California. Robertson was 91 years old and was born in Carson, NM. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ernest O's life.
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