Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New Lisbon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Lisbon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Lisbon is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near New Lisbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Lisbon:
- Henry County (The home county of New Lisbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Corwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Straughn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Foley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Spiceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dunreith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mount Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Desoto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Bentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Nulltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Warrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Maxwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Mohawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Markleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Woodlawn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Western Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Ingalls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Losantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Farmland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Rural
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Spartanburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Gwynneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Yankee Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greens Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beesons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Hollansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- New Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- New Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Lisbon, see our County-by-County Page for New Lisbon.
Cemeteries Near New Lisbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Lisbon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Lisbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Lisbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- White Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Batson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of New Castle.
- The Batson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Batson Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983773 <3>
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brittanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nettle Creek Brick Church Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84425 <3>
- Lewisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shanee Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Lisbon had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
- Straughn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cambridge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Messick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- East Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Spiceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Lisbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Lisbon.
Newspapers Published in New Lisbon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lisbon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Lisbon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Lisbon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Lisbon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 New Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |