Welcome to Lewis Creek ...
Lewis Creek is located in Leslie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewis Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1941.
A typical abbreviation for Lewis Creek: Lewis Crk. (or less commonly used: Lewis Ck. or Lewis Cr.)
Lewis Creek is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lewis Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lewis Creek: 606
Communities Also Named Lewis Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lewis Creek - it's located in Indiana.
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.
- Hazard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
- Evarts is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
- Loyall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Hyden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Mozelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
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.<6>
From that list, the Lewis Creek post office opened in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Leslie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lewis Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |