Caroleen, North Carolina
Caroleen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.[3] Its population was 652 as of the 2010 census. Caroleen has a post office with ZIP code 28019.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 Alternate passes through the community.
Caroleen, North Carolina | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Caroleen, North Carolina  Caroleen, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′51″N 81°47′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rutherford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.108 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Land | 1.108 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 652 |
| • Density | 590/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28019 |
| Area code(s) | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019533[3] |
History
Caroleen is located on the Second Broad River. It was named in honor of Caroline, wife of industrialist Simpson B. Tanner Sr.
The Post Office Department ruled that Caroline was too similar to Carolina to be acceptable, so the name Caroleen was selected instead.
The communities of Avondale and Henrietta, founded in 1887 and named for Tanner's mother-in-law Henrietta McRae Spencer, lie directly south.[6]
Notable people
Smoky Burgess, Major League Baseball player.[7]
References
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Caroleen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- Powell, William S. (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
- Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Smoky Burgess Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
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