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Welcome to Caroline Depot ...

Caroline Depot is located in Tompkins County<1>.


The location of Caroline Depot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Caroline Depot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Caroline Depot is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Caroline Depot is within the boundaries of the (607) area code.

Websites for Caroline Depot ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities near Caroline Depot ...

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

  • Ithaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
  • Cortland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Owego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Owego is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
  • Cayuga Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Groton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dryden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
  • Trumansburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caroline Depot ...

Looking for more information about Caroline Depot? 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 Caroline Depot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Caroline Depot.

Adding Caroline Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caroline Depot 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 Caroline Depot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caroline Depot post office opened in 1860.

We also found Caroline Depot in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caroline Depot.

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tompkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Caroline Depot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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