New Lisbon, Indiana
New Lisbon, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°51′44″N 85°15′46″W / 39.86222°N 85.26278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Henry |
Township | Dudley |
Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
ZIP code | 47366 |
FIPS code | 18-53154[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830409[1] |
New Lisbon is an unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Henry County, Indiana.
History
[edit]New Lisbon was originally called Jamestown, and under the latter name was platted in 1833.[3] Jamestown was named in honor of one of its founders, James Tomlinson, Jr. (1800-1881),[4] but it was afterwards changed because there was another post office in the state with a similar name.[3] It was then named after New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio.[3] The New Lisbon post office was established in 1836.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Lisbon, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp. 956–957.
- ^ "History of James Berry Tomlinson family genealogical organization with life sketches of members who have furnished them : also John Robert's family, our emerald jubilee, 1893 (sixty years) 1953". FamilySearch. James Berry Tomlinson Family Organization. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.