Lewiston, UT - Discover Heritage Hub

Settled: In 1870, the first application of the Homestead Act in Cache Valley. Four young men from Kaysville—Peter and Everett Van Orden, John M. Bern- Sisel, and Robert Wall settled on the site of what became Lewiston
Original Name: Cub Hill, also known as “Poverty Flats,” “Starvation Corner“ and “Last Chance”
Origin of Name: Named after William H. Lewis, first Mormon bishop in the area
Incorporated: 1904
Known for: Large City Lots, Historic Downtown, City Park
Notable Features: Post Office, City Offices, Cemetery, Lewiston Theater; Elementary School, Several Retail Businesses, Bank; LDS Church. Historically an agricultural and farming community
Location: 11.9 miles (16 minutes) north of Smithfield on Hwy 91, then turning west on Hwy 61
Population 2020 Census: 1,766