Lewisburg is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.
Lewisburg | |
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 Cass County's location in Indiana | |
  Lewisburg Location in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 86°13′03″W / 40.74667°N 86.21750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Township | Miami |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Named for | Lewis Boyer |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46970 |
| FIPS code | 18-43038[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 437807[1] |
History
editLewisburg 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]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewisburg, Indiana
- ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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].
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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