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:
37.3098, -83.8424
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Nelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nelly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelly Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Genty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cavins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cavins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavins Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Piney Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448397 <5>
- Macedonia Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacker Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cradlebow Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebow Cemetery
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Sextons Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Burning Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Tyner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Fall Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Laurel Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Benge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Gray Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Annville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Larue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Urban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Travellers Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Dabolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Greenmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- McKee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Barcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Sebastian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Southfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #513362 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513362 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3098111 Lon: -83.8424225
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Clay, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |