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Welcome to Lewis Mills ...

Lewis Mills is located in Chester County<1>.


The location of Lewis Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

A typical abbreviation for Lewis Mills: Lewis Mls. (or less commonly used: Lewis Mlls.)

Lewis Mills is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lewis Mills: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Lewis Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lewis Mills - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Lewis Mills ...

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

  • Reading
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pottstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <5>
  • Downingtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
    • Downingtown is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
  • Kennett Square
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewis Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis Mills ...

Looking for more information about Lewis Mills? 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lewis Mills.

Adding Lewis Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewis Mills 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 Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lewis Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewis Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lewis Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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