Welcome to Lewis Creek ...

Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Lewis Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Lewis Creek: Lewis Crk. (or less commonly used: Lewis Ck. or Lewis Cr.)

Lewis Creek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lewis Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lewis Creek - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Lewis Creek ...

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

• Columbus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Shelbyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Greensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• New Whiteland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
  • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Whiteland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteland
  • Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteland <4>
• Edinburgh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Trafalgar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
  • Trafalgar is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafalgar <4>
• Princes Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
  • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis Creek ...

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

Adding Lewis Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewis Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lewis Creek post office opened in 1861.

We also found Lewis Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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