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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Carlisle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Carlisle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Carlisle ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Carlisle was referred to as Carlisle Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carlisle. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlisle.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Carlisle is located in Nicholas County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicholas County: Bath, Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Carlisle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlisle:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Carlisle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Hooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- South Sherburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
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- Oakla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
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- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Peeled Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Jackstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Shawhan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiserton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Powersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
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- Neave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Renick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kiddville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Jimtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Sherburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
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- Nepton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
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- Craintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
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- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Flemingsburg Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flemingsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Grange City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
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- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Sylvandell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poindexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Burtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
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- Tollesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Mays Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Mason County
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- Weedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
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- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
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- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Mason County
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- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rectorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
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- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
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- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
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- South Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Means
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Sudith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Judy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reid Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Spencer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Browning Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
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- McKinneysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Bachelors Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
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- Four Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
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- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Marcus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Westbend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Mount Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Farmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Lakeview Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Rogers Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Double Culvert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Moon Lake Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moon Lake Estates is located in Scott County
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- Brown County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
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- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
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- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlisle, see our County-by-County Page for Carlisle.
Cemeteries Near Carlisle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlisle.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Carlisle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlisle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Henryville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hayden Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herndon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Standiford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Letton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bramelett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Jewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carlisle had a population of 1,081 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carlisle had a population of 2,059 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Nicholas County
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- Barterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barterville is located in Nicholas County
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- Jackstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellisville is located in Nicholas County
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- Headquarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
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- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Sprout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sprout is located in Nicholas County
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- Hooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Barefoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
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- Morning Glory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
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- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlisle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlisle.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carlisle ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlisle.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carlisle. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carlisle and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carlisle.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Carlisle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Carlisle:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Bracken County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Pendleton County
- Powell County
- Robertson County
- Rowan County
- Scott County
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carlisle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carlisle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |