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:
35.9012, -86.6103
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- McCanless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Summer Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Summer Knob Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Knob Cemetery
- Palmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Palmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmore Cemetery
- Glymp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Glymp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymp Cemetery
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Spann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Spann Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of La Vergne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20525 <5>
- Vaugh - McClaren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Naron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allisona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Whispering Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Priest Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Harpeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Paragon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
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- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 #1645754 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645754 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9011752 Lon: -86.6102731
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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 Rutherford, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |