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A visit to the Lewis Cemetery ...


The location of the Lewis Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lewis Cemetery

Lat:   30.8332°   (30° 49' 59")

Lon:   -97.1364°   (-97° 8' 11")

The Lewis Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Lewis Cemetery .

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Milam County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lewis Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • Buckholts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <4>
    • Tracy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Val Verde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Davilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <4>
    • Edgeworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Rogers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vilas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Minerva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Marlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Silver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Rockdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
        • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Thorndale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
        • Thorndale is located in Milam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <4>
      • Academy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
        • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Ocker
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
        • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
        • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
        • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
        • Zipperlen
        • Zipperlenville
      • Heidenheimer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
        • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <4>
      • Little River-Academy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
        • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Holland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hoxie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
        • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Maysfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
        • Maysfield is located in Milam County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <4>
      • Little River
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartlett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
        • Bartlett is located in Bell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>

    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 Milam County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McFarland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Dockery Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dockery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dockery Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dockery Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Bryant Station Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Station Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Station Cemetery
    • Norman Valley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Norman Valley Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norman Valley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Cameron.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5615 <6>
    • Grelner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grelner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grelner Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grelner Cemetery
    • Dansby Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dansby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dansby Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Bentsch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bentsch Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentsch Cemetery
    • Graham - McQween Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham - McQween Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham - McQween Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham - McQween Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • T K Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the T K Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The T K Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the T K Wilson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Graves Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graves Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Sharp Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Dotson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • Lilac Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lilac Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilac Cemetery
      • Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lilac - Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Lilac - Black Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
      • Urban Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urban Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Urban Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urban Cemetery
      • Tracy Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracy Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
      • Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1361119  (Lewis Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1361119 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sharp
      • County: Milam         Elev: 126
      • Location given for GNIS #1361119 (Lewis Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Texas' counties, including Milam, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lewis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8332, Longitude: -97.1364       In this case, the coordinates for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.









 

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