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:
41.1750, -95.7489
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 Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies just to the 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plumer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 <5>
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Lewis Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Saar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Saar Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saar Cemetery
- Mineola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graybill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Bellevue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Evan Lloyd Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan Lloyd Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Silver City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City 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:
- Dumfries
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Mineola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Treynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Council Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- La Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Pacific Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Carter Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Ralston
(14 miles [22.5 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 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 first visit 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
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1749986 Lon: -95.7488967
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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 obstructions 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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