Lewis (WV)

Welcome to Lewis County ...

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

The community of Weston is the Seat for Lewis County.

Lewis County was founded in 1816 and was created by taking area from Harrison County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lewis had a population of 15,907 people. This is a decrease of 3.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,414 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewis represented 0.89% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to West Virginia
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- Website for the West Virginia State Archives

Websites specific to Lewis County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Harrison County
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- Upshur County
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- Webster County
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- Braxton County
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- Gilmer County
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- Doddridge County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Lewis County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Lewis County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.