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Welcome to Lisman ...

Lisman is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lisman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Lisman is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lisman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lisman: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Lisman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lisman - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lisman.

Communities near Lisman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lisman.

  • Madisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sebree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Dixon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Hanson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Corydon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Lisman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lisman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lisman. 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 Lisman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisman. See our Newspapers Page for Lisman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lisman ...

Looking for more information about Lisman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lisman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lisman.

Adding Lisman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lisman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lisman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lisman post office opened in 1888. The Lisman post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lisman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lisman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Lisman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Lisman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/