Welcome to Lewistown ...

Lewistown is located in Hanover County<1>.

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

Lewistown is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lewistown is within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Lewistown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lewistown - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lewistown ...

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

• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Glen Allen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
• Longdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
• Atlee Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Laurel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Henrico County
• Chamberlayne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
• Laurel Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
• Lakeside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Henrico County

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 Lewistown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewistown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewistown ...

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

Adding Lewistown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewistown 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 Lewistown was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewistown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/