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Carbon Cliff; village in Rock Island County, Illinois, named from its location on a 
hillside and its proximity to coal mines. 
Cardiff; villages in Jefferson County, Alabama, Garfield County, Colorado, and 
Onondaga County, New York, named from the city in Wales. 
Cardington; township and village in Morrow County, Ohio, so named because the 
carding machine was the introduction of the first industry in the village. 
Cardwell; village in Dunklin County, Missouri, named for Frank Cardwell, of Para- 
gould, Arkansas. 
Carencro; town in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, so named because large flocks of 
buzzards roosted in the cypress trees common in that neighborhood. A Creole 
word, meaning "buzzard." 
Carey; village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for Judge John Carey, a prominent 
resident. 
Carillo; village in Sonoma County, California. A Spanish word, meaning "be- 
loved." 
Carlinville; city in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for Thomas Carlin, governor 
of the State in 1834-42. 
Carlisle; county in Kentucky, named for John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treasury 
under President Cleveland. 
Carlisle; town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named, according to W 7 hitmore, 
for Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle. Other authorities say it was named from 
the town in Scotland. 
Carlisle; borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, named from the town in 
England. 
Carlisle; town in Union County, South Carolina, named for a prominent family. 
Carlsbad; town and health resort in San Diego County, California, named from the 
town and springs in Bohemia. 
Carlstadt; borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, named by early German settlers 
from the town in Croatia. 
Carlton; county, and town in same county, in Minnesota, named for Reuben B. 
Carlton, one of the first settlers and proprietors of Fond du Lac, at the head of 
navigation on the St. Louis River. 
Carlton; town in Ravalli County, Montana, named for Robert Carlton, the owner 
of the land on which the town is located. 
Carlyle; township and city in Clinton County, Illinois, named for Thomas Carl vie 
by English colonists. 
Carmel; town in Penobscot County, Maine, and several other small places, named 
from the mountain in Palestine. 
Carmi; township and city in White County, Illinois, named by the settlers for the 
fourth son of Reuben. 
Carnadero; station on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Santa Clara County, Cali- 
fornia. A Spanish term, meaning "bait maker." 
Carnegie; borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named for Andrew Carnegie. 
Carnesville; town in Franklin County, Georgia, named for Col. T. P. Carnes, sr. 
Caro; village in Tuscola County, Michigan, a fanciful name given by its founder, 
W. E. Sherman. 
Carolina; two States of the Union, North Carolina and South Carolina. Near the 
middle of the sixteenth century, Jean Ribault visited the region and named it 
Carolina, in honor of his king, Charles IX of France, hut the name never came 
into general use and soon disappeared. About 1628 this name was applied defi- 
nitely to that part of the country lying between Virginia and Florida, having 
been given in honor of Charles I of England. In an old manuscript, now in 
London, the following may be found: "1629-30, Feb. 10. The Attorney-* General 
is prayed to grant by Patent 2 Degrees in Carolina," etc. In 1663 the name was 
