Welcome to Caroline ...
Caroline is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caroline, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Caroline is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Caroline lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Caroline: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Caroline: 54928<4>
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, New York and Ohio.
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.
- Shawano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Manawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Embarrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
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.
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 (so far) 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 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caroline.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caroline - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Caroline area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Caroline area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Caroline). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Caroline or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |