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:
34.7245, -97.0795
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 Garvin County<2>.
The county seat for Garvin County is located in Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley lies just to the west 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 25 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.
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Civit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
- Abney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Corley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- State School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <5>
- Klondike Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Blue Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
- Paoli Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Paoli Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
- Wheeler Flats Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- New Johnsonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wynnewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Washita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Paoli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitebead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wanette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Katie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oil Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Fitzhugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bebee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Elmore City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Asher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Satterwhite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Hennepin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Garvin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Asher lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lewis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Asher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Byars
- Elmore City
- Fitzhugh
- Maysville
- Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Lewis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wanette
- Wayne
- Wynnewood
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 either 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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Garvin 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 #1094593 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1094593 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: Garvin
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pauls Valley NE
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7245275 Lon: -97.079465
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |