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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:

45.7150, -92.3588

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 Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lorain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lorain Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Siren.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mud Hen Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88516 <5>
  • Viola Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Viola Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Lake Cemetery
  • Clam Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Clam Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Chelmo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Chelmo Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmo Cemetery
  • Karlsborg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Karlsborg Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlsborg Cemetery
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
  • Big Sand Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Big Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sand Lake Cemetery
  • Freya Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Freya Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freya Cemetery
  • Wood Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wood Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Lake Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Alpha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89551 <5>
  • Haustrup Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Haustrup Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haustrup Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Perida Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Perida Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perida Cemetery
    • Anscarius Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Anscarius Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anscarius Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Wood River Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Wood River Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Cemetery
    • Johnstown Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
    • Orange Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Orange Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
    • Granum Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Granum Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granum Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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:

  • Clam Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clam Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
  • Siren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Siren is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Frederic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederic is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Luck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Luck is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Hertel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hertel is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Alpha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alpha is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Atlas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Milltown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milltown is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Bashaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
  • Bunyan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bunyan is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
  • Grantsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Balsam Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Centuria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Centuria is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
    • Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Shell Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people

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 Polk 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 #1567999  (Lewis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1567999 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clam Falls
      • Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7149499     Lon: -92.3588056
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.