Lewis, Indiana

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Census designated place

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|subdivision_name2 = Vigo, Sullivan

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|subdivision_name3 = Pierson, Jackson

|established_title = Platted

|established_date = 9 September 1838

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|timezone = Eastern

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|coordinates = {{coord|39|15|36|N|87|15|27|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

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|postal_code = 47858

|area_code = 812, 930

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Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite web|url={{GNIS3|437800}}|title=Lewis, Indiana|work=Geographic Names Information System|publisher=US Geological Survey|accessdate=5 August 2017}} 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.{{Cite book|last=Bradsby|first=Henry C.|authorlink=Henry C. Bradsby|title=History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections|publisher=S. B. Nelson & Co. |year=1891 |location=Chicago |page=476 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofvigocou00brad|accessdate=4 November 2020}}

The post office at Lewis has been in operation since 1840.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Vigo&searchtext=&pagenum=2|title=Vigo County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|accessdate=14 July 2016}}

Geography

Lewis is located at {{coord|39|15|36|N|87|15|27|W|type:city}}.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Lewis as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Vigo County, Indiana