Historic Lewisburg, Ohio

www.HistoryInYourOwnBackyard.com [email protected] 812-623-5727 Lewisburg is a village in Preble County, Ohio, that was founded in 1818. In 1833, Lewisburg contained one Lutheran church, four stores, two taverns, two physicians, one botanical practitioner, two merchant mills, forty dwelling houses, and about 200 inhabitants. The community was named for Lewisburg, Virginia (now in West Virginia). In about 1836, pioneer John Mumma founded the community of Euphemia, named for his wife, to the north of Lewisburg on the National Road. The villages officially merged on April 4, 1916, and the combined community retained the name of Lewisburg. GPS Location: 39°50'37.5"N 84°32'06.8"W