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West Carlisle, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°13′44″N 82°07′06″W / 40.22889°N 82.11833°W / 40.22889; -82.11833
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West Carlisle Community Church

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

History

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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

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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.


40°13′44″N 82°07′06″W / 40.22889°N 82.11833°W / 40.22889; -82.11833