Welcome to Lewis ...

Lewis is located in Liberty County<1>.

The location of Lewis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lewis is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lewis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Lewis, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Lewis: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Lewis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Lewis - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewis.

Communities near Lewis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lewis.

• Blountstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountstown
  • Blountstown is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountstown <5>
• Wewahitchka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
  • Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <5>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Estiffanulga
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
• Marysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
• Central City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County
• Kinard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard
  • Kinard is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinard <5>
• McNeal ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
• Sumatra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lewis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis. See our Newspapers Page for Lewis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis ...

Looking for more information about Lewis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lewis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lewis.

Adding Lewis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lewis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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