Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Caro came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Caro in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Caro. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Caro, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Caro:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Caro was listed as Caro Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Caro is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Caro in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Caro for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Caro. See our Misc Page for Caro for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Caro:

Caro was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Caro: www.carocity.net/

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/