Carbon

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · KANSAS

A historical populated place in Jackson County, Kansas, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Carbon
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Kansas
County: Jackson County
USGS Map: Arrington
Coordinates: 39.4769412, -95.5983130
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GNIS Feature ID: 1853967

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

A railroad siding located approximately 16 km (10 mi) E of Holton.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1853967. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Rydjord, John. Kansas Place Names, Norman, Okla: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. Geographic Name Information including origins, organized by subject categories.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.