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:
36.9456, -83.0849
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 Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cornett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clover Fork Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Fork Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <5>
- Creech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Israel Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Israel Blair Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Blair Cemetery
- Cornetts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornetts Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornetts Cemetery
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
- Burkhart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Totz
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Louellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Closplint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Chad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Delphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Short Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Dizney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenvir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Holmes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Benham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Putney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Draper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lynch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slemp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Ages
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Verda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 #513358 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513358 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louellen
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9456468 Lon: -83.0848897
- 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 Harlan, 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. |
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