Carbondale, GeorgiaCarbondale is an unincorporated community in Whitfield County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.HistoryAn early variant name was "Cove City Post Office". A post office called Cove City was established in 1870, the name was changed to Carbondale in 1904, and the post office closed in 1907. The present name is for the coaling station at the town site, coal being a carbon-based fuel.