A visit to the 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 Hester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hester Cemetery:
36.0515, -94.0905
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the west northwest of the Hester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Burkhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oxford Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Bend Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Bowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stokenbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokenbury Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Salem Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143894 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Sulphur City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Blue Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Tontitown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Whitener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- War Eagle Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Elm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Prairie Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
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 Hester Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Fayetteville
- Prairie Grove
- Springdale
- West Fork
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 Hester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Hester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50036 (Hester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50036 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkins
- Location given for Hester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.051468 Lon: -94.0904797
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hester 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. |