Lewisburg dates to 1807, and 6 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 52% of U.S. towns · #78 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Most of Lewisburg was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: 5 old photos and papers, maps from 1892 on, and the census since 1870.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1836.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Lewisburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lewisburg is more historic than 52% of U.S. towns, #78 of 177 in Tennessee. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lewisburg’s overall grade.
Tennessee towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Tennessee town has 6.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lewisburg’s 7.0 sits near the middle of its state (56% of Tennessee towns have fewer) while its 9 historic buildings outnumber those of 75% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1807.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.1 points).
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Lewisburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Every building
Lewisburg, building by building, 1892–1924
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
On October 4, 1836, the Marshall County court appointed a committee— which built a county courthouse and jail, which are both known today as the Marshall County Courthouse and the Marshall County Jail. The county court of Marshall County would then sell lots in Lewisburg, some to build houses or for other purposes. Members of the committee were James Osborne, William Williams, Joel Yowell, Aaron Boyd, and James C. Record. When it was formed in 1836, the city of Lewisburg had a land area of approximately 15 square miles Years prior to 1807, no towns or established settlements existed in the area of Marshall County. The territory appeared as an "unbroken wilderness"
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1807, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Lewisburg’s post office opened in 1836, and the census of 1870 counted 322 people here.
How does Lewisburg rank for history?
Lewisburg is more historic than 52% of U.S. towns, #78 of 177 in Tennessee. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Lewisburg?
6 listings: 6 buildings, among them the Ewing Farm (listed 1984, the first). 9 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Lewisburg?
7% of Lewisburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.1 points), against a typical 4.9% for a Tennessee town; the median home was built in 1978.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
1880
1880
1880
1880
2021
2021
2019
2008
2008
