Carlisle, Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°21′02″N 97°45′54″W / 40.35056°N 97.76500°W / 40.35056; -97.76500
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Carlisle, Nebraska
Carlisle, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Carlisle, Nebraska
Carlisle, Nebraska
Carlisle, Nebraska is located in the United States
Carlisle, Nebraska
Carlisle, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°24′N 97°48′W / 40.4°N 97.8°W / 40.4; -97.8
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyFillmore
Founded1901

Carlisle is an unincorporated community in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History[edit]

Carlisle was originally called Walters, and under the latter name was platted in 1901.[2] It was later renamed Carlisle in honor of John G. Carlisle, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Grover Cleveland administration.[3][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlisle, Nebraska
  2. ^ a b History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states. 1908. p. 51.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 59. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

40°21′02″N 97°45′54″W / 40.35056°N 97.76500°W / 40.35056; -97.76500