Welcome to Lisbon ...
So far, we found very little information about Lisbon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lisbon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lisbon, please Contact Us.
Lisbon would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Lisbon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lisbon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844. The community was inundated by the J. Strom Thurmond Lake.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lisbon is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lisbon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Lisbon once stood is in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Websites for Lisbon ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.lincolncountyga.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lisbon, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Lisbon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Lisbon: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Walker County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 34 communities that are also named Lisbon - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lisbon.
Communities near Lisbon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lisbon.
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <6>
- Elberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Elberton is located in Elbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <6>
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <6>
- Calhoun Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Falls
- Calhoun Falls is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun Falls <6>
- Lincolnton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
- Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Bowman Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Tignall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
- Tignall is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <6>
- Silk Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lisbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lisbon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lisbon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lisbon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisbon. See our Newspapers Page for Lisbon.
Adding Lisbon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lisbon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lisbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Lisbon post office opened in 1844.
We also found Lisbon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lisbon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountyga.com
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lisbon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |