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:
39.2620, -81.6832
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 Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the east 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Lewis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Edelen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Edelen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelen Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Meldahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Meldahl Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldahl Cemetery
- Munchmeyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Munchmeyers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munchmeyers Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckwith Cemetery #1 is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery #1
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Torch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Torch Cemetery is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Torch Cemetery
- Torch Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Torch Baptist Cemetery is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Baptist Cemetery
- The Torch Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Torch Cemetery
- Old Torch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Torch Cemetery is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Torch Cemetery
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- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- River Hill UMC Cemetery
- Riverhill Cemetery
- Riverhill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <5>
- Rockland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Corner Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner 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:
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redbush
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Blennerhassett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Porterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Lubeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Youba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Eli
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Belpre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Coolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Beebe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Vanderhoof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Tuppers Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- North Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 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 Wood 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 #1534769 (Lewis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534769 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Hocking
- Location given for Lewis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2620197 Lon: -81.6831849
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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 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. |