Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lewis City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lewis City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lewis City is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Lewis City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis City:
- Washington County (The home county of Lewis City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Austin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Tripps Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Canonchet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Usquepaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Coggeshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- West Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Gortons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Rice City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Shippee Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Quidnick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Arkwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Phenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Clarks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Prudence Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Lawtons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Brenton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Clayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Chopmist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Simmons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Scituate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Oaklawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Voluntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- North Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- North Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mashantucket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Pawcatuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
- Versailles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Atwoodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mansfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mansfield City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gurleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Ekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Wauregan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Seekonk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- South Rehoboth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Globe Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Ocean Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Swansea Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- North Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Fall River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Attleborough City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Hortonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Rehoboth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Bowenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis City, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis City.
Cemeteries Near Lewis City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lewis City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Thomas Wilcox Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis - Himes - Tillinghast Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lillibridge Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barber Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lillibridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boone Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willcox - Tate Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cezar Onion Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sheldon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richmond Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Job Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (759 more) ...
- Bliven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Lewis City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis City, with the one closest to Lewis City listed first.
- Escoheag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Escoheag is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Canonchet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Ekonk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Usquepaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis City.
Newspapers Published in Lewis City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lewis City:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewis City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |