Lewis, Indiana

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Lewis, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lewis
Lewis, as seen in a map of Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°15′36″N87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W / 39.26000; -87.25750 Coordinates: 39°15′36″N87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W / 39.26000; -87.25750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo, Sullivan
Township Pierson, Jackson
Platted9 September 1838
Elevation
[1]
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 community in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3] Originally platted entirely within Vigo County, it has now expanded into adjacent Sullivan County.

Contents

It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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

Lewis is located at 39°15′36″N87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W / 39.26000; -87.25750 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". US Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "US Census website". US Census Bureau . Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lewis, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Bradsby, Henry C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 476. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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