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35.053429, -94.125208
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We found 40 communities that share the name Lewis.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Lewis.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 39 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Drew County
This Lewis is located in Drew County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Lewis.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dale County
This Lewis is located in Dale County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Lewis.
Pike County
This Lewis is located in Pike County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Lewis.
Shelby County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lewis [Shelby County].
Talladega County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lewis [Talladega County].
California
Mariposa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lewis [Mariposa County].
Yuba County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Lewis.
Colorado
Montezuma County
This Lewis is located in Montezuma County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montezuma County community of Lewis.
Florida
Liberty County
This Lewis is located in Liberty County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Lewis.
Georgia
Screven County
This Lewis is located in Screven County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Lewis.
Indiana
Vigo County
This Lewis is located in Vigo County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Lewis.
Iowa
Cass County
This Lewis is located in Cass County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lewis.
Kansas
Edwards County
This Lewis is located in Edwards County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Lewis.
Kentucky
Daviess County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lewis [Daviess County].
Harlan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lewis [Harlan County].
Jackson County
This Lewis is located in Jackson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lewis.
Manitoba
This Lewis lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the north of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
Maryland
Frederick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Lewis [Frederick County].
Michigan
Mackinac County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lewis [Mackinac County].
Mississippi
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lewis [Jackson County].
Missouri
Henry County
This Lewis is located in Henry County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lewis.
Montana
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lewis [Jefferson County].
Nevada
Lander County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Lewis.
New Mexico
Curry County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Curry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Lewis.
New York
Essex County
This Lewis is located in Essex County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Lewis.
Livingston County
This Lewis is located in Livingston County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the northeast of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Lewis.
North Carolina
Granville County
This Lewis is located in Granville County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Lewis.
Mecklenburg County
This Lewis is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Lewis.
Ohio
Brown County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Lewis.
Morgan County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewis [Morgan County].
Muskingum County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewis [Muskingum County].
Oregon
Wallowa County
This Lewis is located in Wallowa County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Lewis.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lewis [Allegheny County].
South Carolina
Chester County
This Lewis is located in Chester County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lewis.
Tennessee
Lewis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lewis [Lewis County].
Texas
El Paso County
This Lewis is located in El Paso County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Lewis.
Robertson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lewis [Robertson County].
Utah
Utah County
This Lewis is located in Utah County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Lewis.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lewis [Kanawha County].
Wisconsin
Polk County
This Lewis is located in Polk County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lewis that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lewis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Barber (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lewis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewis and extending to:
Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis to Waldron, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0534, Longitude: -94.1252 In this case, the coordinates for Lewis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lewis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lewis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.417 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.995 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.15 degrees.