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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lewis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lewis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lewis is located in Henry County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Lewis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis:

  • Henry County     (The home county of Lewis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Calhoun
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Alberta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Bowen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tightwad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Norris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Deepwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Maurine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Brownington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hartwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Bates County
    • Mayesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Palo Pinto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Racket
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Lincoln
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tackner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Ionia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Warsaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cole Camp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Edmonson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Mora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Creighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gunn City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Hickory County
    • Avery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Leeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Chilhowee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Cornelia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Quick City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Centerview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Knob Noster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Tour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Greendoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Spring Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
    • La Monte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Appleton City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Osceola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis.

Cemeteries Near Lewis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lewis - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.

  • Combs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vansant Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Askins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Fields Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chipman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Lewis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.

  • Calhoun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Quarles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Alberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shawnee Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Huntingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Garland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Post Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leeton is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Deepwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Norris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis.

Newspapers Published in Lewis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lewis:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.