Lewisville, Owen County, Indiana

Lewisville, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Lewisville
Lewisville
Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.47111°N 86.63194°W / 39.47111; -86.63194Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.47111°N 86.63194°W / 39.47111; -86.63194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen, Morgan
Township Harrison, Ashland
Elevation[1] 771 ft (235 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47456
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 437808

Lewisville is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Harrison Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 700 East (a.k.a. Drunkards Pike) and West Lewisville Road, which is a community about twenty miles northeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 771 feet (235 m), and it is located at 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.47111°N 86.63194°W / 39.47111; -86.63194 (39.4711579 -86.6319463). This community lies on the border of Owen County and Morgan County.

History

The community was named in honor of a family of early settlers.[4]

Geography

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Lewisville, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  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. ...was named for a local pioneer family.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 9 September 2015.


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