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:
40.9975, -93.6488
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 Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the west northwest 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 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ottawa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Last Chance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Last Chance Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Twyford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Twyford Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twyford Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Osceola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95393 <5>
- Green Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay Cemetery
- Kline Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- Metier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metier Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Doze Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doze Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Wren Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wren Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Hill Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Woodburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lacelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Van Wert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Garden Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Humeston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Virginia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Liberty Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Chariton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Truro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chariton
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Leon
- Leon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lewis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lucas
- Murray
- Osceola
- Truro
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 either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 #458304 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458304 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weldon
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9974982 Lon: -93.6488281
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |