A visit to the Fort 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 Ft. Lewis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Lewis Cemetery:
47.0618, -122.5846
The Ft. Lewis Cemetery is located in Pierce County<1>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ft. Lewis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Lewis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ft. Lewis Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ross Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wren Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeschke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spanaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fir Lane Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yelm Rainier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Tacoma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Ft. Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- DuPont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillicum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mock City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
- Nisqually Indian Community
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Yelm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Yelm is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Spanaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steilacoom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yelm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McKenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewilde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kellys Korner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frederickson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frederickson is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
- Gertrude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Puget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Ft. Lewis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Lewis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson Island
- Fort Lewis
- Lacey
- Parkland
- Roy
- Roy lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ft. Lewis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Spanaway
- Steilacoom
- Tillicum
- Yelm
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ft. Lewis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Pierce 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 Ft. Lewis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1504967 (Fort Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1504967 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: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Lewis
- Location given for Fort Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.0614864 Lon: -122.5842928
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Lewis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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