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:
38.2401, -78.0192
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 Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the west of the Lewis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Kemper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- James Madison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Grassland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Madison Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Montpelier Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- True Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burnt Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Paytes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gordonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Holladay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Radiant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Waylands Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trevilians
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Aroda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
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. The following communities are located in Orange 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 helpful 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 #1494749 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494749 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orange
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2401335 Lon: -78.0191653
- 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 Orange, 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. |