Lewis, IN

Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Originally platted entirely within Vigo County, it has now expanded into adjacent Sullivan County. Lewis is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lewis makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Lewis is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The town was laid out September 9, 1838, by Addison Williams near the south line of Vigo County, on the Centerville wagon road, which was used by the pony express for a few years. The first business in town was a tannery established by Joseph Stutman, and the first house was built by Charles Stewart in 1842.