Welcome to Caro ...
Although we found mention of Caro during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Caro was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Caro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caro, please Contact Us.
The location of Caro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Caro is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Caro might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Caro would be found within the (256) and (938)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Caro ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Caro - they are located in Alaska, Michigan, South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caro.
Communities near Caro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caro.
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Park City Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Elkmont is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <5>
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caro. See our Newspapers Page for Caro.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caro ...
Looking for more information about Caro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Caro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Caro.
Adding Caro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Caro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Caro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Caro post office opened in 1888.
We also found Caro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Caro and then turned west". While Caro could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Caro as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Caro could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |