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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lewis had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.

  • Hymera
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
    • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Farmersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jasonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
  • Pimento
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
    • Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Howesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eel River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shelburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <3>
  • Riley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Riley is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Saline City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Clay County
  • Youngstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farnsworth ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
    • Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
  • Coal City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Art
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
    • Cass is located in Sullivan County
  • Daggett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Owen County
  • Ashboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
    • Ashboro is located in Clay County
  • Prairie Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
  • Sullivan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dugger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Prairieton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
  • Swalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
    • Swalls is located in Vigo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swalls
    • From Lewis to Swalls
  • Fairbanks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
  • Johnstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Greene County
  • Hubbell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
    • Hubbell is located in Owen County
  • Prairie City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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