Welcome to Lewis ...The city of Lewis is located in Edwards County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. The origin (or the toponymy) of Lewis: Named for Colonel J.M. Lewis. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lewis has a population of 412 people<2> (see below for details). Lewis is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lewis is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Lewis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Lewis: 620 The ZIP code for Lewis: 67552<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lewis had an population of 412 people. This is a decrease of 8.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.23% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewis had a population of 451 people (or 14.77% of the total population of Edwards County). This makes Lewis the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Lewis represents 0.02% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 305th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 451 people, the population of Lewis decreased 7.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 486 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Lewis. Communities Also Named Lewis ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Lewis - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewis. Communities near Lewis ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lewis.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewis. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewis. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis. See our Newspapers Page for Lewis. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis ...Looking for more information about Lewis? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Lewis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lewis. Adding Lewis to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lewis 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 (so far) for Lewis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis. Footnotes ...
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