New Lisbon, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Randolph County, see New Lisbon, Randolph County, Indiana.

New Lisbon, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
New Lisbon is located in Indiana
New Lisbon
New Lisbon
New Lisbon is located in the United States
New Lisbon
New Lisbon
Coordinates: 39°51′44″N 85°15′46″W / 39.86222°N 85.26278°W / 39.86222; -85.26278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
TownshipDudley
Elevation
[1]
1,099 ft (335 m)
ZIP code
47366
FIPS code18-53154[2]
GNIS feature ID2830409[1]

New Lisbon is an unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Henry County, Indiana.

History

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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Lisbon, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp. 956–957.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.


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