On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Carlisle-Rockledge is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Carlisle-Rockledge’s overall grade.
Alabama towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Alabama town has 2.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Carlisle-Rockledge’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (26% of Alabama towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.8 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Carlisle-Rockledge’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Carlisle-Rockledge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
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U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Carlisle-Rockledge.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Another post office, Carlisle, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Happy Hill Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carlisle-Rockledge
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Carlisle-Rockledge, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carlisle-Rockledge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Carlisle-Rockledge is a census-designated place in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. The CDP includes the communities of Carlisle and Rockledge, both of which are located along U.S. Route 431 in northwest Etowah County. As of the 2020 census, Carlisle-Rockledge had a population of 2,167.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,137 in 2010, 2,167 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Carlisle-Rockledge, 1885 to 1911
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Carlisle-Rockledge is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Carlisle-Rockledge?
11% of Carlisle-Rockledge’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.8 points), against a typical 3.2% for an Alabama town; the median home was built in 1979.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
