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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:

32.0274, -90.1943

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 Simpson County<2>.

The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Clear Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch Cemetery
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
  • Old Ruby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby Cemetery
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
  • Enoch Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hopewell.
      • The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brushy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Harrisville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
    • Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Benevolent Society Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Terry.
      • The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Society Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <5>
    • Terry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Wesleyanna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Alonzo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
  • Clear Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
  • Whites
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whites is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • King
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • King is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Terry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Byram
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Braxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Choctaw Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Pearson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Thompsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Hazlehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Sardis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sardis is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • D'Lo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Greenfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Westville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Westville is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Pearl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>

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 Simpson 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 professional and volunteer 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: