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:
36.2239, -87.7445
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Cleghern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
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- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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:
- Tennessee Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McKinnon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Vanleer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Dunn Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lewis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 #1291073 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1291073 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2239459 Lon: -87.7444661
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, 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 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. |