New Lisbon, Indiana

New Lisbon is an unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Henry County, 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
New Lisbon
Coordinates: 39°51′44″N 85°15′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
TownshipDudley
Elevation
[1]
1,099 ft (335 m)
ZIP code
47366
FIPS code18-53154[2]
GNIS feature ID2830409[1]

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. 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. 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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