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Welcome to Carolina ...

Carolina is located in Dillon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carolina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Carolina is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carolina: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Carolina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Carolina: This one is located in Dillon County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 13 communities that are also named Carolina - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Rhode Island, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carolina ...

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

  • Laurinburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bennettsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dillon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pembroke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
  • Fairmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Maxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
  • McColl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Latta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rowland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
  • Clio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <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 Carolina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carolina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carolina ...

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

Adding Carolina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carolina 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 (so far) for Carolina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carolina post office opened in 1869. The Carolina post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carolina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dillon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carolina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Carolina area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Carolina area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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