Carson, Virginia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|image_skyline = Carson, VA Old Depot Library-2.jpg

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|image_caption = The 1888-built Carson Depot Library where both Prince George County and Dinwiddie County can be seen.

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|subdivision_name2 = Dinwiddie
Prince George

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Carson is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, located between Petersburg and Stony Creek, just west of Interstate 95.{{cite gnis|1464465|Carson, Virginia}}[http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/resources/county_maps/26_Dinwiddie.pdf Virginia Department of Transportation-Dinwiddie County]

The community is divided between Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties along the former Petersburg Railroad railroad line, which was acquired by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad of Virginia and is now part of the CSX North End Subdivision.