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:
35.3424, -79.7828
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Troy. Troy 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sedberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sedberry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedberry Cemetery
- Biscoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
- Candor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Candor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152161 <5>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <5>
- Chisolm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- Belford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Belford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle 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:
- Biscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Candor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ether
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Allreds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Eagle Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Zion Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Wadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jackson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Robbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Seven Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Jugtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Seagrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Yow Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Eleazer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
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 Montgomery 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 begin 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 #1017797 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1017797 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biscoe
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.342363 Lon: -79.7828175
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |