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Welcome to Carolina ...

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

Carolina is located in Walker County<1>.

Carolina is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Carolina: 936

Communities Also Named Carolina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, South Carolina (2) 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.

  • Huntsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Onalaska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Point Blank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oakhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Barado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Carlisle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle

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 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 (so far) for Carolina was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carolina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.