Carlisle, West Virginia

Carlisle, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Oakwood coal company store at Carlisle
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Coordinates: 37°57′40″N 81°10′49″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	1,781 ft (543 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554074[1]

Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Carlisle is located on West Virginia Route 612, 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Oak Hill.

The community takes its name after Carlisle, England, the ancestral home of an early settler.[2]

See also

• List of ghost towns in West Virginia

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 156.