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:
31.8860, -82.5524
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 Jeff Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jeff Davis County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bazemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bazemore Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore Cemetery
- Rolland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rolland Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Cemetery
- Wilcox andHall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <5>
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Tillman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crapps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crapps Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapps Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Moseley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Smyrna Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smyrna Cemetery
- Dead River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dead River Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazlehurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lumber City Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Uvalda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Petross
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surrency
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Higgston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- McRae - Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jeff Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alma
- Alma lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Baxley
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Vidalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jeff Davis 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 #315350 (Hester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #315350 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: Jeff Davis
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazlehurst North
- Location given for Hester Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8860209 Lon: -82.5523565
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |