Lewisport is a home rule-class city[3] in the floodplain of the Ohio River in Hancock County, Kentucky, in the United States.

An attempt to rename the city "Prentisport" failed, though, when James insisted the town be named after his friend Dr. John Lewis instead.

[7] The river has flooded the city repeatedly, and the importance of lumber construction and industry has sparked several major fires.

He was tried in the east room of the log house before Squire Pate for operating a ferry across the Ohio River without a license, but the justice of the peace dismissed the case against him.

[9] During the Civil War, Bill Davison and Isaac Coulter captured and robbed the steamship Morning Star here on December 23, 1864, killing three Union soldiers.

The closest river crossings are 10 miles (16 km) by road to the east, at Hawesville, and the same distance to the west, at U.S. Route 231 near Rockport, Indiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.5 km2), all land.