Welcome to Lewisville ...

Lewisville is located

Lewisville is located in Waller County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewisville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Lewisville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lewisville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lewisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lewisville: This one is located in Waller County and the other is located in Denton County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Lewisville - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Lewisville ...

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

• Brenham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
• Prairie View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Bellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Waller
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Pine Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• San Felipe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe
  • San Felipe is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Felipe <4>
• Pattison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattison
  • Pattison is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattison <4>
• Buckhorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
• Chappell Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
  • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <4>
• Sempronius ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
  • Sempronius is located in Austin County

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 Lewisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewisville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewisville. 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 Lewisville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewisville ...

Looking for more information about Lewisville? 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 Lewisville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lewisville.

Adding Lewisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewisville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lewisville was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/