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:
39.6153, -104.8161
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 Arapahoe County<2>.
The county seat for Arapahoe County is located in Littleton. Littleton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.S. Parker Cemetery
- James Sample Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #722189 <5>
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairmont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57267 <5>
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Newlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <5>
- Littleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fonder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57513 <5>
- Running Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Running Creek Cemetery is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Creek Cemetery
- Franktown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lehow Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Algonquin Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Centennial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Grand View Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Hallcrafts Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acres Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Somerset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Sableridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gateway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Havana Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Cherry Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Southglenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southglenn is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southglenn
- Carriage Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Cherry Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Arapahoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Colorado:
- Pages specific to Arapahoe 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 #185043 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #185043 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: Arapahoe
- Est. Elev: 1730 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parker
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6152661 Lon: -104.8160868
- 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 Colorado's counties, including Arapahoe, 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 drawn 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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