Welcome to Lewisburg ...

Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewisburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Lewisburg is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lewisburg: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Lewisburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Lewisburg - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lewisburg ...

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

• Birmingham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Hoover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Vestavia Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <5>
• Bessemer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Homewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
• Pelham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Trussville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Mountain Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
• Center Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Hueytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <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 Lewisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewisburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewisburg ...

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

Adding Lewisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lewisburg post office opened in 1890.

We also found Lewisburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/