Carlsville, Wisconsin

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Carlsville, Wisconsin
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Southern border of Carlsville from Wisconsin Highway 42
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Carlsville
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°57′06″N87°20′12″W / 44.9517°N 87.3368°W / 44.9517; -87.3368
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Door
Town Egg Harbor
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1562721 [1]

Carlsville is an unincorporated community in Door County, within the town of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. It is on Wisconsin Highway 42 between Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor.

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History

Carlsville has been in existence since the 1860s and was originally named Karlsville due to the number of men named Karl who lived in the settlement; the name was later anglicized. [2]

References

  1. "Carlsville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. WisTravel.com - Carlsville, Wisconsin