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Lewis CountyKentucky

Lewis County, Kentucky is a county created in 1807 with its seat in Vanceburg. The county was named after Meriwether Lewis.

  • Founded1807
  • County seatVanceburg
  • Named forMeriwether Lewis
  • Land area483 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
  • Population13,080 2020 Census
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Adams, OHRowanFlemingCarterMasonGreenupScioto, OH Vanceburg Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Lewis on the map of Kentucky

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History

Formed in 1807 from Mason County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Lewis County was created from Mason County on April 1, 1807. Over its history, Lewis County exchanged small areas with neighboring counties: it gained from and lost to Carter County in 1868 and 1871, lost a small area to Mason County in 1890, and temporarily lost territory to the creation of Beckham County in 1904 before regaining it when Beckham County was eliminated by court decision.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1807
    Lewis County created Lewis created from Mason.
    from Mason
    · Ky. Acts 1806, 15th assy., sec. 1/p. 145-147
  2. 1838
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Lewis and Greenup was clarified (no change).
    with Greenupno change
    · Ky. Acts 1837-1838, ch. 531, sec. 1/pp. 34-35
  3. 1868
    Gained territory Lewis gained small area from Carter to accommodate local property owners (later repealed).
    from Carter
    · Ky. Acts 1867-1868, vol. 2, ch. 1195, sec. 1/p. 622
  4. 1871
    Lost territory Lewis lost small area to Carter (repealed act of 9 March 1868).
    to Carter
    · Ky. Acts 1871, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1672, sec. 1/p. 69
  5. 1890
    Lost territory Lewis lost small area to Mason to accommodate local property owners.
    to Mason
    · Ky. Acts 1889-1890, vol. 1, ch. 450, sec. 1/p. 960
  6. 1904
    Lost territory Lewis lost to creation of Beckham (extinct).
    to Beckham
    · Ky. Acts 1904, ch. 5, sec. 1/pp. 27-30
  7. 1904
    Gained territory Lewis gained from Beckham when creation of Beckham was overturned by court decision on constitutional grounds; Beckham eliminated.
    from Beckham
    · Correspondence, Kentucky Historical Society, October 1991

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lewis

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Lewis by the Census

Population
13,080 2020 Census count
Housing units
6,023 2020 Census count
Land area
483 square miles
Water area
12 square miles
People per sq mi
27 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Lewis County

When was Lewis County founded?
Lewis County was founded in 1807, formed from Mason County, and named after Meriwether Lewis.
What is the county seat of Lewis County?
The county seat of Lewis County is Vanceburg.
Is there an online parcel map for Lewis County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Lewis County's boundary or name changed?
Lewis County was created in 1807 from Mason County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Beckham County, Carter County and Mason County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Lewis County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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