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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:

45.4596, -122.9748

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 Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the north 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 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
  • Blooming Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Blooming Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Stewart Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Hillsboro.
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valley Memorial Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
  • Fir Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
  • Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Mountainside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mountainside Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside Cemetery
  • Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Cooper Mtn. Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
  • Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
      • The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emanuel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
    • Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Scotch Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
      • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tualatin Plains Cemetery
    • Forest View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Noble Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
      • The Gibbs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chehalem Mountain Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38824 <5>
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Lane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Lane Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane Cemetery
    • St. Pius Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • West Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union 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:

  • Farmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Newton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Newton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Scholls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Reedville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blooming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blooming is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
  • Kinton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
  • Aloha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobias
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobias is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
  • Cornelius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Forest Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
    • Gaston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marlene Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Oak Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • West Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Union is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • King City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tigard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <6>
    • Progress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Cedar Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • North Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Washington 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 first visit 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 Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 #1129977  (Lewis Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1129977 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Scholls
      • County: Washington
      • Elev: 70 (in feet)
      • Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4595612     Lon: -122.9748257
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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.