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The location of the Mt. Hester Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Hester Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hester Cemetery

Lat:   34.7284°   (34° 43' 42")

Lon:   -88.0128°   (-88° 0' 46")

The Mt. Hester Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.

The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Hester Cemetery .

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 Mt. Hester Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Colbert County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Hester Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hester Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cherokee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
    • Oldham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Red Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
    • Riverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County
    • Iuka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
        • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
      • Midway
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Tishomingo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterloo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Green Tree ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
        • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
      • Paden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
        • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
        • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Dennis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
        • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)

    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 Mt. Hester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hester Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Hester Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Morris Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Hill Cemetery
    • Malone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malone Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Alsobrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsobrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsobrook Cemetery
    • Twitty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twitty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twitty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twitty Cemetery
    • Athens City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athens City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens City Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Pride Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
      • Jackson Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Ridge Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • The Jackson Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Jackson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Ridge Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23650 <6>
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • McCaig Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCaig Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaig Cemetery
      • Mountain Mills Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Mills Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Mills Cemetery
      • Watkins Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Carytown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carytown Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carytown Cemetery
      • Nunley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
      • Nunley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
      • Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
      • Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Newsom Springs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
      • New Newsom Springs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Newsom Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Newsom Springs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Newsom Springs Cemetery
      • Greenhill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhill Cemetery
      • Barton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Lane Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lane Cemetery is located in Colbert County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Hester Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #132963  (Mount Hester Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #132963 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: Bishop
      • County: Colbert         Elev: 159
      • Location given for GNIS #132963 (Mount Hester Cemetery)

    The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Alabama's counties, including Colbert, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Hester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7284, Longitude: -88.0128       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Hester Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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