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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:

30.5396, -95.3024

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 San Jacinto County<2>.

The county seat for San Jacinto County is located in Coldspring. Coldspring lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hargrove Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Old Waverly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Waverly Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Waverly Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Youngblood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
  • Jasper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Jasper Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Boswell Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Gourd Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Gourd Creek Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Purkerson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Purkerson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purkerson Cemetery
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
    • Hoby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hoby Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoby Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Laurel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Coldspring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elmina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • New Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Barado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Willis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <5>
  • Oakhurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cut and Shoot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Point Blank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Conroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <5>
    • Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepherd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • Grangerland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Huntsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Livingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston

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 San Jacinto 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 start 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 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 San Jacinto 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 #1382143  (Lewis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382143 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: San Jacinto
      • Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maynard
      • Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.539645     Lon: -95.3024402
      • 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 Texas' counties, including San Jacinto, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.