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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lewis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lewis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lewis is located in Screven County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Lewis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis:

  • Screven County     (The home county of Lewis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Sylvania
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zeigler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
    • Hilltonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Millhaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
    • Rocky Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
    • Captolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Cooperville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
    • Dover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Newington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <1>
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Clito
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Portal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <1>
    • Aaron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
    • Statesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <1>
    • Leefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
    • Eagle Court
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
    • Brooklet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Sardis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Girard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Munnerlyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Thomas Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Waynesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Effingham County
    • Egypt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
  • Emanuel County
    • Garfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
    • Millen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Perkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
    • Thrift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Allendale County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Allendale County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <1>
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Allendale County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
  • Barnwell County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Hattieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
    • Kline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <1>
  • Hampton County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Estill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
      • Estill is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <1>
    • Luray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <1>
    • Gifford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <1>
    • Scotia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Garnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
      • Brunson is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <1>
    • Furman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
      • Furman is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis.

Newspapers Published in Lewis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lewis:

Cemeteries Near Lewis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.

  • Waters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
  • Wesley UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
  • McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lawton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Sylvania.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
  • Reddick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reddick Cemetery
  • Reddick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reddick Cemetery
  • Pfeiffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Sylvania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvania Cemetery
  • Friendship Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Memorial Cemetery
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Bascom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bascom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
    • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Braggs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Lewis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.

  • Bascom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bascom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
    • Bascom is located in Screven County
  • Zeigler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Zeigler is located in Screven County
  • Sylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodcliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Woodcliff is located in Screven County
  • Goloid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goloid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
    • Goloid is located in Screven County
  • Millhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County
  • Rocky Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
  • Sardis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Captolo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Captolo is located in Screven County
  • Blitch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Girard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Halcyondale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
      • Halcyondale is located in Screven County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8018, Longitude: -81.6815       In this case, the coordinates for Lewis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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