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Geography

Location	Cooleemee is located at (35° 48' 52" N, 80° 33' 22" W) in the southeastern tip of Davie County, approximately 6 miles from Mocksville, 25 miles from both Winston-Salem and Statesville, 35 miles from Greensboro, and 15 miles from Salisbury. We are located in the Piedmont Triad area - the Heartland of North Carolina.
Area	The town is a total of 5.4 square miles, all land.
Elevation	Cooleemee is 738 ft (225 m) above sea level.
Production	Timber, flue-cured tobacco, greenhouse and nursery producers, milk, beef cattle, poultry products, soybeans and corn are some of the agricultural products grown in our area.
Forests	Forests in our area are mostly hickory, oak and pine.

Demographics (2002 Census)

Population	Cooleemee has a population of approximately 924.
Households	There are approximately 440 households.

Town Government

Incorporated	1985
Town Origin	Cooleemee was built as a cotton mill village in 1898 on the shoals of the South Yadkin River.
Origin of Town Name	Richmond Pearson, a plantation owner in this area, borrowed the name from the Kulami tribe of Creek Indians in Alabama. "Kulami" is said to mean "place where the white oaks grow."
Zip Code	27014
Area Code(s)	336
FIPS Code	37-14460
GNIS Feature ID	0983492

Community

Community Pride	The Town has a tremendous amount of community pride. We have a quiet community that provides a wonderful place to raise a family and is also very desirable for retirees to live. Because our town is community oriented, people are always reaching out to help others. Families enjoy taking a leisurely walk through the Town's beautiful tree-lined streets. Neighbors greet one-another with a friendly handshake and wave to those who drive through their Town. Children can safely bike ride to the school or to the shopping center. Our Town has a very low crime rate and our police department personnel protect the families of the Town by being community-oriented and highly visible.
Park	We provide a beautiful recreation park for everyone to enjoy. The Town's playground has a special section designed just for toddlers. There is also a larger area that has swings and other specialized playground equipment. The Town recently added a beautiful piece of playground equipment that provides mountain climbing, sliding and other activities for children. Also located in the park are tennis courts, a basketball court, regulation horseshoe pits, and a covered picnic area complete with tables and grills available for the public to enjoy.

Community Pride

The Town has a tremendous amount of community pride. We have a quiet community that provides a wonderful place to raise a family and is also very desirable for retirees to live. Because our town is community oriented, people are always reaching out to help others. Families enjoy taking a leisurely walk through the Town's beautiful tree-lined streets. Neighbors greet one-another with a friendly handshake and wave to those who drive through their Town. Children can safely bike ride to the school or to the shopping center. Our Town has a very low crime rate and our police department personnel protect the families of the Town by being community-oriented and highly visible.

Park

We provide a beautiful recreation park for everyone to enjoy. The Town's playground has a special section designed just for toddlers. There is also a larger area that has swings and other specialized playground equipment. The Town recently added a beautiful piece of playground equipment that provides mountain climbing, sliding and other activities for children. Also located in the park are tennis courts, a basketball court, regulation horseshoe pits, and a covered picnic area complete with tables and grills available for the public to enjoy.

Organizations

Civic Groups	Cooleemee Men's Civitan Club Cooleemee Women's Civitan Club Cooleemee Senior Citizens Club Cooleemee VFW Cooleemee Historical Association Master Gardeners of Davie County
Churches	Cooleemee Church of God Cooleemee First Baptist Church Cooleemee Presbyterian Church Cooleemee United Methodist Church Friendship Baptist Church Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Victory Baptist Church.

Cooleemee Elementary School

School
Location	Cooleemee School is located approximately twelve miles from Salisbury, four miles from Woodleaf, twenty-five miles from Winston-Salem, and six miles from Mocksville.
Grades	Kindergarten through fifth grade
Size	The school has an approximate student membership of 500. The staff consists of 70 professionals, para-professionals, cafeteria personnel, custodial workers and bus drivers.
Accredidation	Cooleemee School has been accredited by the Southern Association of Schools.
Academic Honors	For the 2003 year, Cooleemee Elementary was recognized as a "School of Distinction" based on scores in the North Carolina ABC's. On a national level, it achieved "AYP" (Acceptable Yearly Progress) under the "No Child Left Behind" national legislation.

Centennial Seal

Seal
Origin	Cooleemee Centennial Symbol was designed by Cooleemee native Joanne Piece Roberts. It was presented to Cooleemee during the 3rd annual Textile Heritage Day Festival and was adopted for the official Town Seal in 1998. Each element represents an aspect of Cooleemee's history.
Wagon Wheel	Most of our ancestors came down the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania, through Virginia to settle in North Carolina. In addition, Cooleemee's original residents moved here from the countryside in horse-drawn wagons.
Mill	Built in 1900 from the Duke family tobacco fortunes as one of the state's largest cotton mills. Cloth production ended in 1969.
Old Wood School	Built in 1903, this was Davie County's first graded school and it stood on Watts Street at its intersection with Cross Street. Graduation from high school began in 1911.
Arrowhead	Along with the ax and feather represents the original residents of the South Yadkin River shoals and falls, where Cooleemee now stands. Many Native American items have been found.
White Oak	The name of the Kulami Tribe of Creek Indians in Alabama meant "where the white oaks grow." Jesse Pearson, whose father Richmond once owned this land, took the surrender of the tribe in 1814 and came back to name his plantation on the Big Yadkin "Cooleemee." Our town was originally named "Cooleemee Falls" after the plantation.
Spinning Wheel	The spirit of homestead self-reliance. In the times before factory manufacture of yarn and cloth, our ancestors made their own cloth from raw fibers of linen, wool, and later from cotton.
Dam	Long before there was a Cooleemee, there was the river with its amazing beauty. The river's natural fall here created power which was harnassed by men before the American Revolution. Before the War Between the States, or Civil War, there was a grist mill for grinding the farmer's corn and wheat, an iron foundry, a saw mill and a primitive textile factory.

The Old Square Mural

Mural
Origin	In 1998, local artist Jeremy Sams of Archdale, NC, created this mural for Cooleemee's Centennial Celebration and received the Paul Green Multi-Media Award for his mural. The mural is painted on the brick wall of the gives the effect of looking through the "window of time"... where you could literally step from this lifetime into the past of Cooleemee. Thank you, Jeremy.