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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 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 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Claiborne Parish: Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Bienville, Lincoln, Union & Webster.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Lisbon. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lisbon:

  • Claiborne Parish     (The home parish of Lisbon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Arizona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Sugar Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Weldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Homer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Darley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Holly Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Blackburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibsland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryceland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Bienville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Parish
    • Ansley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Hico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
    • Dubach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Simsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grambling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Ruston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Choudrant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
    • Bernice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pisgah is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Lillie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spearsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Downsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Truxno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Truxno is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Dubberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Minden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shongaloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dixie Inn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Sibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County (AR)
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Union County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
    • Dodge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Junction City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Scotland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lisbon, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Lisbon.

Cemeteries Near Lisbon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Lisbon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lisbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.

  • Lisbon United Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willis Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship CME Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lisbon had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lisbon had a population of 169 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.

  • Arizona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
  • Aycock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
  • Antioch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Sugar Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Vining Mills ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
  • Hico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Weldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Marsalis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
  • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
  • Homer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lisbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lisbon.

Newspapers Published in 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisbon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lisbon, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lisbon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lisbon:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.