General Information
- Established: 1805
- Population: 26,944 (2000 census)
- County Seat: Lowville
- Tourism Region: Adirondacks
- Information: The
official page of Lewis County
- Bordering Counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego,
St. Lawrence
- Area code: 315
- Origin of Name: Named after Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York when Lewis
County was established.
- Incorporated Cities: none
- Villages: Castorland, Copenhagen, Constableville, Croghan, Harrisville,
Lowville, Lyons Falls, Port Leyden, Turin
- Towns: Croghan, Denmark, Diana, Greig, Harrisburg, Lewis, Leyden,
Lowville, Lyonsdale, Martinsburg, Montague, New Bremen, Osceola,
Pinckney, Turin, Watson, West Turin
Attractions
Road Information
- Essex County is in NYSDOT
Region 7, county code 74.
- List of county highways from Empire
State Roads.
- Relevant exit guides:
- none, though NY Route 12 was slated to be an expressway at
one time
