Lewisburg, Indiana

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Lewisburg
Unincorporated community
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Lewisburg
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°44′48″N86°13′03″W / 40.74667°N 86.21750°W / 40.74667; -86.21750 Coordinates: 40°44′48″N86°13′03″W / 40.74667°N 86.21750°W / 40.74667; -86.21750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Cass
Township Miami
Founded1835
Named for Lewis Boyer
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code 18-43038 [1]
GNIS feature ID437807 [2]

Lewisburg is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.

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History

Lewisburg had its start in the year 1835 by the building of the Wabash and Erie Canal through that territory. It was named for its founder, Lewis Bowyer [3] (or Boyer). [4]

A post office was established at Lewisburg in 1835, and remained in operation until 1868. [5]

Geography

Lewisburg is located at 40°44′48″N86°13′03″W / 40.74667°N 86.21750°W / 40.74667; -86.21750 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Census website". US Census Bureau . Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lewisburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Co. p.  https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_exgVAAAAYAAJ/page/n686 651].
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  196. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...by Lewis Boyer, for whom it was named.
  5. ↑ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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