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Welcome to Saint Lewis ...

Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Lewis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Lewis: St. Lewis

Saint Lewis is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Lewis: 252

Communities Also Named Saint Lewis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saint Lewis - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Saint Lewis ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tarboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Princeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Bethel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elm City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinetops
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Lewis ...

Looking for more information about Saint 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Lewis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Lewis.

Adding Saint Lewis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint 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 for Saint Lewis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Saint Lewis post office opened in 1886.

We also found Saint Lewis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Lewis - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/