Welcome to Cooleemee ...

The town of Cooleemee is located in Davie County<1>.

The location of Cooleemee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Cooleemee: COOL-uh-mee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooleemee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cooleemee has a population of 971 people<4> (see below for details).

Cooleemee is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Cooleemee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cooleemee: (336)

Websites for Cooleemee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.daviecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cooleemee, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cooleemee had an population of 971 people. This is an increase of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cooleemee had a population of 960 people. This makes Cooleemee the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Cooleemee represents 0.01% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 337th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 960 people, the population of Cooleemee increased 6.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 905 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cooleemee.

Communities near Cooleemee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooleemee.

• Salisbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Statesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <6>
• Clemmons
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <6>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Mocksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• China Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Landis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Granite Quarry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <6>
• Bermuda Run
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
  • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <6>

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 Cooleemee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooleemee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooleemee. 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 Cooleemee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooleemee. See our Newspapers Page for Cooleemee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooleemee ...

Looking for more information about Cooleemee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cooleemee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cooleemee.

Adding Cooleemee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cooleemee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cooleemee was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Cooleemee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooleemee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooleemee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/