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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Carlisle in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carlisle. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.

  • Whitney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Fingerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Campton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Campton is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Spartanburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Converse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
  • Mount Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Fairforest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowpens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
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  • Brooklyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Inman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
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  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
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  • Wellford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Campobello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Collinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
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  • Duncan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
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  • Golightly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Pacolet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
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  • Moore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Byersville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Henrietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
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  • Andover ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Reidville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
  • Gowensville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gowensville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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