Caroleen, North Carolina

Caroleen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.[3] Its population was 652 as of the 2010 census. Caroleen has a post office with ZIP code 28019.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 Alternate passes through the community.

Caroleen, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Caroleen
Caroleen
Coordinates: 35°16′51″N 81°47′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRutherford
Area
 • Total1.108 sq mi (2.87 km2)
 • Land1.108 sq mi (2.87 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 • Total652
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28019
Area code(s)828
GNIS feature ID1019533[3]

History

Caroleen is located on the Second Broad River. It was named in honor of Caroline, wife of industrialist Simpson B. Tanner Sr.

The Post Office Department ruled that Caroline was too similar to Carolina to be acceptable, so the name Caroleen was selected instead.

The communities of Avondale and Henrietta, founded in 1887 and named for Tanner's mother-in-law Henrietta McRae Spencer, lie directly south.[6]

Notable people

Smoky Burgess, Major League Baseball player.[7]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Caroleen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  6. Powell, William S. (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
  7. Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Smoky Burgess Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.


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