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A visit to the Mount Hester 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 Mt. Hester Cemetery ...

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

34.7284, -88.0128

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hester Cemetery.

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.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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)
  • Ingleton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ingleton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishop is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Caryton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Caryton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
  • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
  • Oldham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
  • Red Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Gatesville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Denton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Riverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Iuka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Midway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Tishomingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Site
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Paden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Holcut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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: