Welcome to Caro ...

Caro is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Caro is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Caro is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Caro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Caro: (936)

Communities Also Named Caro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Caro - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Michigan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Caro ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Garrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Cushing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Appleby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Reklaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Redfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
• Nat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
• Looneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
• Fitze
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caro ...

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

Adding Caro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caro 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 Caro was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Caro in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Caro post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/