en West Carlisle, Ohio

West Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Pike Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

History

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

^ 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.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Carlisle, Ohio

[2] 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.

[3] Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 593.

[4] "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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