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:
34.4596, -79.0809
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 Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Inman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Leggett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Leggett Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Proctorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Proctorville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Kirkfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkfield Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
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:
- Proctorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Raynham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Elrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Hamer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Barker Ten Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
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 Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Pembroke
- Rowland
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 #988379 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988379 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4596092 Lon: -79.0808675
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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 Robeson, 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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