A visit to the Lewis Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Lewis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lewis Cemetery:
32.9935, -87.5820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lewis Cemetery is located in Hale County<2>.
The county seat for Hale County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Lewis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lewis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carthage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carthage Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hulls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hulls Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- South Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandy Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Star of Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jones - Townsend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Havana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Little Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moundville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Duncanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Foster's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sahama Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Ingleside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- University
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Tuscaloosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Pondville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Northport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coaling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Holt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Sawyerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Wood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Lewis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lewis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Hale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Lewis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162926 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162926 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hale
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundville East
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9934574 Lon: -87.5819507
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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