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:
33.1729, -85.2305
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 Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- State Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wehadkee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Glenn - Burpee - Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Turman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Persons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Persons Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Randolph Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Randolph Memory Gardens is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Memory Gardens
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Brett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brett Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brett Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Zachary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- O'Neals Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Stroud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Abbottsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Doublehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- West Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Clackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Peavy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- LaGrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
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 Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- LaGrange
- Roanoke
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 #347084 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347084 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenn
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1728981 Lon: -85.2305
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Heard, 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' 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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