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Lewisville, Owen County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.47111°N 86.63194°W / 39.47111; -86.63194
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Lewisville, Indiana
Lewisville is located in Indiana
Lewisville
Lewisville
Lewisville is located in the United States
Lewisville
Lewisville
Coordinates: 39°28′16″N 86°37′55″W / 39.47111°N 86.63194°W / 39.47111; -86.63194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen, Morgan
TownshipHarrison, Ashland
Elevation774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47456
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID437808[1]

Lewisville is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Harrison Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] 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.[2] This community lies on the border of Owen County and Morgan County.

History

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The community was named in honor of a family of early settlers.[3]

Geography

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School districts

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

Political districts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewisville, Owen County, Indiana
  2. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
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