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Welcome to Lewis ...

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.

Lewis would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lewis is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lewis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Lewis was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Lewis ...

While we believe that this Lewis is located in Muskingum County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Lewis. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown and Morgan County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 40 communities that are also named Lewis - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (2), 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.

  • Zanesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Lexington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crooksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McConnelsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dresden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Frazeysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Somerset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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.

Adding Lewis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lewis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lewis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Lewis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Lewis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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