Welcome to Lismore ...

Lismore is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

The location of Lismore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lismore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Lismore is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lismore: (318)

Communities Also Named Lismore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lismore - they are located in Minnesota and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Lismore ...

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

• Ferriday
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
• Jonesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Ridgecrest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Harrisonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Monterey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
• Armagh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
  • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
• Athlone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
• Wildsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
  • Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <4>
• West Ferriday
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
  • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lismore ...

Looking for more information about Lismore? 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 Lismore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lismore.

Adding Lismore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lismore 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 for Lismore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lismore post office opened in 1877.

We also found Lismore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lismore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lismore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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