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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   36.6262°   (36° 37' 34")

Lon:   -81.7148°   (-81° 42' 53")

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

The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lewis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Konnarock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Konnarock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Konnarock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Konnarock Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Ketchum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ketchum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ketchum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Matron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matron Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Burnt School Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burnt School Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatwoods Cemetery
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Whitetop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitetop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitetop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitetop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Roe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Rye Cove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rye Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rye Cove Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
      • The Solomon Bauguess Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • The Solomon Bauguess Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bauguess Cemetery
    • Letcher Greer Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letcher Greer Family Cemetery
      • The Letcher Greer Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • The Letcher Greer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greer Cemetery
    • Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
      • The Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • The Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lewis Family Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Byars Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byars Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byars Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County

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.

  • Green Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
    • Green Cove is located in Washington County
  • Masada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
    • Masada is located in Washington County
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <6>
  • Whitetop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shingletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Grayson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Lodi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Washington County
  • Drowning Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drowning Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
    • Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
  • Fuller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Loves Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loves Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Apple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Alvarado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Washington County
    • Mountain City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glade Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Roten
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
      • Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Fleet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brandon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Sturgills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturgills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
      • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Chilhowie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
      • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <6>
    • Watauga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watauga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Washington County
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Comet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Adwolf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adwolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
      • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
    • Seven Mile Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
      • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County

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 Washington 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:

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 #1484782  (Lewis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1484782 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: Konnarock
    • County: Washington         Elev: 769
    • Location given for GNIS #1484782 (Lewis Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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 drawn 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: 36.6262, Longitude: -81.7148       In this case, the coordinates for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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