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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lewis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lewis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lewis, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lewis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lewis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lewis is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Lewis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Lewis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Darlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- North Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Hartleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Bessemer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Truetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Conesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Coshocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Mohawk Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Claysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Candy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- Bladensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Gratiot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Ben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Harbor Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Deavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Elliott Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Reinersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chalfants
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis.
Cemeteries Near Lewis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lewis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Jacob Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Methodist Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- United Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- St. Johns English Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Lewis itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
- Darlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Brush Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- White Cottage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Stovertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Fultonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis.
Newspapers Published in Lewis ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lewis:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |