Welcome to Lewistown ...

The city of Lewistown is located in Fergus County<1> and is the County Seat for Fergus County.

The location of Lewistown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewistown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lewistown has a population of 5,864 people<3> (see below for details).

Lewistown is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Lewistown is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lewistown lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lewistown is within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lewistown had an population of 5,864 people. This is a decrease of 0.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewistown had a population of 5,901 people (or 50.93% of the total population of Fergus County). This makes Lewistown the county's most populous community.

The population of Lewistown represents 0.6% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,901 people, the population of Lewistown increased 1.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,813 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lewistown.

Communities Also Named Lewistown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lewistown - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Missouri, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewistown.

Communities near Lewistown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lewistown.

• Moore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Glengarry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
• Heath
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Fergus County
• Giltedge ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
• Maiden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
• Hilger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
  • Hilger is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <5>
• Kendall ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Fergus County
• Danvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
  • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
• Forestgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
  • Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lewistown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewistown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewistown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewistown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewistown. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lewistown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewistown ...

Looking for more information about Lewistown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lewistown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lewistown.

Adding Lewistown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewistown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lewistown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lewistown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewistown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewistown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/