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:
34.5477, -79.0742
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 just to the northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prevatte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Prevatte Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prevatte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prevatte Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fairmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48491 <5>
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Floyd Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Kirkfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kirkfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkfield Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Sealey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Ivey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivey Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivey Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Proctorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479590 <5>
- Ivey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Fairmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Proctorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- McDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Orrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lumberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Lowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Barnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Boardman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Barker Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Elrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saddletree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Butters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Pates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Red Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Alfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Hamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Williamson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
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. 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.
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Pembroke
- Rowland
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 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 #988382 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988382 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: Southwest Lumberton
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5476644 Lon: -79.0742004
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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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