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.
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]
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.
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]