Imagine, in today’s time, the citizens of a town desiring to relocate just to be near the railroad tracks! That is exactly what happened in the former town of Henrysville, the original town now named Lewisburg.

In 1872, the residents of Henrysville discovered that the railroad was coming very near their area and decided to move one mile northeast to be near the railroad line. A mile is not much in today’s cities nor Lewisburg today but then it was a major event. The access to a train would provide better transportation for goods, services, income and personal transportation.

In 1873 the first store was built for the new town of Lewisburg. After the rail line survey and some work had been done, the work stopped for ten years. However, the residents still desired the rail service and pushed for completion of the railroad. On Oct. 10, 1883 the first train ran from Russellville to Owensboro. Over the next several decades, the little city of Lewisburg had several businesses such as flower mills, a lumber yard, stockyard, tobacco factory, blacksmith shop, churches, hotels, shoe shop, a school and many churches.

Until the 1950s, this town was a major shipping and trade center for cattle and tobacco. With the abundance of automobiles available the entire country began to change it's mode of transportation and so did Lewisburg. The much loved train vanished to be replaced by automobiles and transport vehicles.

A pleasant turn of events has occurred. Many Amish families have located in the area and are now calling the Lewisburg area home; the simpler life seems to have come full circle to the Lewisburg area.