Diana, very aware of the discussion topic, and note that old issues arise about origin and
lineage. Also I am fully aware that the word carico is Italian. However, the words have
different etymologies and entirely different meanings. Some of the Carricos in KY seem to
have chosen to spell their name with one R changing the meaning entirely and throwing
researchers a curve ball. Sorry they did that for the sake of genealogy but I very much
doubt that Carico Lake is named for an Italian family. If I had time I would research it
but I leave it to others. Let me know what you find! Tim
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-----Original Message-----
From: DianaGM(a)dgmweb.net
To: carrico <carrico(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 17:31
Subject: Re: [CARRICO] Carrico Lake, Nevada
Tim,
We're not discussing the origin of Peter CARRICO's surname, we're discussing
the
origin of the name of a lake in Nevada. How did "Carico Lake" (seems to be the
preferred spelling over Carrico) in Lander County, Nevada, get its name? Was it
named for a person? If so, for whom? Or is it not a person's name?
I have extracted all the CARRICO/etc. from the Nevada census up through 1930,
and no such family was enumerated in Lander County. Of the ones in Nevada, none
appear to be "our" CARRICOs:
http://dgmweb.net/Census/Carrico/NV/CarricoCenTime-NV.html
The only one there before the turn of the century was an Italian Swiss CARACO in
1880 in Storey County, which is nowhere near Lander County:
http://dgmweb.net/Census/Carrico/NV/Carrico-NV-1880.html
"Carrico" is not just a Portuguese word. "Carico" is an Italian word
meaning
load or burden, and it appear to at least sometimes be used in a geological
context. CARICO is a common surname in parts of Italy. I found a geological
reference to the "Carico Lake Pluton":
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011AGUFM.V13C2608C
A pluton is an intrusion of igneous (molten) rock, one that would contain the
kind of crystalized minerals that has made the area of interest of miners and
rock hounds.
Digging at Google, I've found that there's not just a Carico Lake and a Carico
Pluton, but a Carico Basin and a Carico Valley. It does appear most likely the
features in this area were named for someone named CARICO, but the question
remains, who?
Diana
P.S. I just found this, regarding a John H. CRAYCROFT, born in Maryland and a
son of Clement CRAYCROFT & Sarah CARRICO, who eventually wound in Lander County:
http://wikibin.org/articles/john-h.-craycroft.html
-----Original Message-----
From: carrico-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:carrico-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Tim Weaver
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 1:44 PM
To: carrico(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARRICO] Carrico Lake, Nevada
I'm flabbergasted that we still are discussing the origin of the name and from
which country and region it comes.
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