| Official Name: | Lewis, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Vigo County |
| Pushpin Label: | Lewis |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Lewis, as seen in a map of Vigo County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vigo, Sullivan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Platted |
| Established Date: | 9 September 1838 |
| Timezone: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.26°N -87.2575°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 610 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47858 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-43020[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 437800 |
Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated community in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] Originally platted entirely within Vigo County, it has now expanded into adjacent Sullivan County.
It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. A cabinet shop run by the Buskirks and John B. Smith's blacksmith shop soon followed. Dodson & Jenkins opened a store in 1844. Lewis had a log school-house for many years, and established itself as a canal town as well.[4]
The post office at Lewis has been in operation since 1840.[5]
Lewis is located at 39.26°N -87.2575°W.
. Henry C. Bradsby. History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. S. B. Nelson & Co. . 1891 . Chicago . 476 . 4 November 2020.