West Carlisle, Ohio
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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
West Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Pike Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.[1]
History
[edit ]West Carlisle was laid out in 1821.[2] The community most likely derived its name from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of a first settler.[3] A post office was established at West Carlisle in 1822, and remained in operation until 1932.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Carlisle, Ohio
- ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio: A Complete Panorama of the County, from the Time of the Earliest Known Occupants of the Territory Unto the Present Time, 1764-1876. R. Clarke & Company. p. 5.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 593.
- ^ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
40°13′44′′N 82°07′06′′W / 40.22889°N 82.11833°W / 40.22889; -82.11833
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