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:
36.7895, -85.2375
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 Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Burkesville. Burkesville lies just to the west of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Brents Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piercy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McWhorter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Burkesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burkesville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burkesville Black Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Flower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Flower Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brumley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- The Abbott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heath Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402381 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Ida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Bakerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dougan Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Cumberland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cundiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Grider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Inroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Waterview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Chance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Lula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Crocus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cloyds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Fairplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Byrdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Glens Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Breeding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
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 Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cumberland 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 #496317 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496317 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Creek Dam
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7895086 Lon: -85.2374595
- 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 Cumberland, 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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