Carlisle, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°57′40″N 81°10′49″W / 37.96111°N 81.18028°W / 37.96111; -81.18028CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyFayetteElevation
1,781 ft (543 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554074[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]

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.
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