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Welcome to Lewis (aka 'Lewis Colonia') ...

Lewis is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Lewis is located in El Paso County<1>.

Lewis is 3,640 feet [1,109 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lewis is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lewis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lewis, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Lewis: 915

The community of Lewis has also been called Lewis Colonia.

Communities Also Named Lewis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lewis: This one is located in El Paso County and the other is located in Robertson County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, 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.

  • El Paso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Horizon City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <3>
  • Morning Glory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Sparks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Belen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Agua Dulce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
    • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
    • Agua Dulce Colonia
  • Fabens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Bliss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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.