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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lewisville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lewisville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lewisville, 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 Lewisville (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 Lewisville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lewisville is historic, it would have been located within present day Hancock 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 Hancock County: Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Lewisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewisville:
- Hancock County (The home county of Lewisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Rawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Findlay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Mount Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Jenera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Harrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Scotts Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Defiance County
- Ayersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McVitty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McGuffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Deshler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Holgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Colton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Mandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Townwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Gilboa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- West Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glandorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kalida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Alvada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Fostoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Bascom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Hoytville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hammansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bloomdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Custar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milton Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jerry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Portage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Six Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Wharton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Carey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewisville, see our County-by-County Page for Lewisville.
Cemeteries Near Lewisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewisville.
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 Lewisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Schwartz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McComb Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aurand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedges Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41968 <3>
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Lewisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewisville, with the one closest to Lewisville listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Deweyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Rawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Portage Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- Gilboa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Findlay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Townwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mortimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewisville.
Newspapers Published in Lewisville ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewisville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lewisville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Lewisville, 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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- Lewisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |