Welcome to Carlisle ...

Carlisle is located in Fillmore County<1>.

The location of Carlisle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlisle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

When the people of Carlisle refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Carlisler<3>

Carlisle is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carlisle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Carlisle: (402) and (531)<5>

Communities Also Named Carlisle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Carlisle - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlisle.

Communities near Carlisle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlisle.

• Geneva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
• Sutton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
• Hebron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
• Clay Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <6>
• Deshler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
• Edgar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <6>
• Nelson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <6>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Shickley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickley
  • Shickley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickley <6>
• Davenport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carlisle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlisle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlisle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlisle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlisle. See our Newspapers Page for Carlisle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlisle ...

Looking for more information about Carlisle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carlisle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlisle.

Adding Carlisle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlisle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlisle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carlisle post office opened in 1891.

We also found Carlisle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlisle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlisle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fillmore County: www.fillmorecounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/