Lewisburg, Indiana

Lewisburg is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.

For the community in Vigo County called Lewis or Lewisburg or Centerville, see Lewis, Indiana.
Lewisburg
Unincorporated community
Cass County's location in Indiana
Lewisburg
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 86°13′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipMiami
Founded1835
Named forLewis Boyer
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-43038[1]
GNIS feature ID437807[2]

History

Lewisburg had its start in the year 1835 by the building of the Wabash and Erie Canal through that territory. It was named for its founder, Lewis Bowyer[3] (or Boyer).[4]

A post office was established at Lewisburg in 1835, and remained in operation until 1868.[5]

Geography

Lewisburg is located at 40°44′48″N 86°13′03″W.

References
  1. "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  2. "Lewisburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  3. Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Co. p. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_exgVAAAAYAAJ/page/n686 651].
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...by Lewis Boyer, for whom it was named.
  5. "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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