Welcome to Caringer ...
So far, we found very little information about Caringer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caringer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caringer, please Contact Us.
Caringer would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Caringer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caringer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Caringer is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Caringer was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Caringer and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Websites for Caringer ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.monroecountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Caringer, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Caringer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caringer.
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Maryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
- McMullens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Fairway Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Rocky Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Hill Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
- Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
- Jena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
- Vonore is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <5>
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 Caringer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caringer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caringer. 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 Caringer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caringer. See our Newspapers Page for Caringer.
Adding Caringer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Caringer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Caringer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Caringer post office opened in 1883.
We also found Caringer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caringer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caringer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caringer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |