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New Lisbon, Randolph County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°14′37″N 84°49′28″W / 40.24361°N 84.82444°W / 40.24361; -84.82444
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New Lisbon
New Lisbon is located in Indiana
New Lisbon
New Lisbon
New Lisbon is located in the United States
New Lisbon
New Lisbon
Coordinates: 40°14′37″N 84°49′28″W / 40.24361°N 84.82444°W / 40.24361; -84.82444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
TownshipJackson
Elevation1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47390
Area code765
GNIS feature ID440081

New Lisbon is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

New Lisbon was laid out in 1848, and was named after Lisbon, in Portugal.[3]

Geography

New Lisbon is located at 40°14′37″N 84°49′28″W / 40.24361°N 84.82444°W / 40.24361; -84.82444.

Cemeteries

The New Lisbon Cemetery is located in Jackson Township on the southwest corner of the intersection of County Roads 800 East and 550 North. There is an old and new (1893) section for this cemetery, located on both sides of County Road 800 East. Some of the stones are written in German. The old cemetery is a short distance south of the new one, and on the other (the east) side of the highway.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "New Lisbon, Randolph County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...platted in 1848. The name comes from the city in Portugal...