Carlisle, Nebraska Explained

Carlisle, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated Community
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fillmore
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1901

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

History

Carlisle was originally called Walters, and under the latter name was platted in 1901.[1] It was later renamed Carlisle in honor of John G. Carlisle, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Grover Cleveland administration.[2]

References

40.3506°N -97.765°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states . 1908 . 51.
  2. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 59. 0803250606 . A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.