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:
37.0246, -77.6619
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 Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eleven Oaks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Big Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Bethel Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bethel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Galusha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Cut Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cut Banks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Banks Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Darvills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rowanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Callaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dolphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Stony Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Maitland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Alberta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Grant Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Matoaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Jarratt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Derby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Earls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Spainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 #1469328 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469328 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: DeWitt
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0245937 Lon: -77.6619358
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |