Lewis, Indiana
Lewis, Indiana | |
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  Lewis Lewis, as seen in a map of Vigo County | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′36″N 87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vigo, Sullivan |
| Township | Pierson, Jackson |
| Platted | 9 September 1838 |
| Elevation | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47858 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-43020[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 437800 |
Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of Pierson Township, Vigo County, Indiana. There is a post office at Lewis, and a church.
Originally platted entirely within Vigo County, it has now expanded into adjacent Sullivan County.<source?>
History
[edit]The town was laid out September 9, 1838, by Addison Williams near the south line of Vigo County, on the Centerville wagon road, which was used by the pony express for a few years. The first business in town was a tannery established by Joseph Stutman, and the first house was built by Charles Stewart in 1842. A cabinet shop run by the Buskirks and John B. Smith's blacksmith shop soon followed. Dodson & Jenkins opened a store in 1844. Lewis had a log school-house for many years, and established itself as a canal town as well.[4]
The post office at Lewis has been in operation since 1840.[5]
Geography
[edit]Lewis is located at 39°15′36″N 87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W.
Demographics
[edit]The United States Census Bureau incorporated Lewis within one of its census designated place (CDP) in the 2022 American Community Survey.[6] Census Bureau demographics for the hamlet are, after that date, to be found in the article for that CDP.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". US Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Lewis, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. US Geological Survey. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Bradsby, Henry C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 476. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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