Welcome to Caroline ...

Caroline is located in Tompkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caroline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Caroline is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Caroline: (607)

Websites for Caroline ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities Also Named Caroline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Caroline - they are located in Alberta, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caroline.

Communities near Caroline ...

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

• Ithaca
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
• Homer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Groton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• McGraw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
• Newark Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caroline.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caroline ...

Looking for more information about Caroline? 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 Caroline, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caroline.

Adding Caroline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caroline post office opened in 1819.

We also found Caroline in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caroline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caroline. 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/