Lewis, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°15′36″N 87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W / 39.26000; -87.25750CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVigo, SullivanTownshipPierson, JacksonPlatted9 September 1838Elevation610 ft (190 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47858
Area code(s)812, 930FIPS code18-43020[2]GNIS feature ID437800

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.

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″N 87°15′27″W / 39.26000°N 87.25750°W / 39.26000; -87.25750.

References

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