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 ...
The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bellevue Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94432 <2>
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- The Evan Lloyd Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <2>
- Godsey Cemetery
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
- Lewis Twp. Cemetery
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Twp. Cemetery
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95281 <2>
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95449 <2>
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mineola Cemetery
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Plumer Cemetery
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Ridgewood Cemetery
- The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95946 <2>
- Saar Cemetery
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96122 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Silver City Cemetery
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96591 <2>
- West Liberty Cemetery
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991112 <2>
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 alphabetically:
- Avery
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
- Carter Lake
- Chautauqua
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Council Bluffs
- Crescent
- Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Folsom
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Glenwood
- Hentons ‑ Historic
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Home Park
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- La Platte
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Malvern
- McClelland
- Mills
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Mineola
- Pacific City
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Plattsmouth
- Ralston
- Silver City
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Treynor
- Weston
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
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 Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Council Bluffs
- Glenwood
- Malvern
- Omaha
- Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
- Papillion
- Plattsmouth
- Ralston
- Silver City
- Underwood
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 #1949498 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949498 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineola
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |