A visit to the Lester 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 Lester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lester Cemetery:
33.9423, -83.3154
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the west northwest of the Lester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Athens Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Oconee Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oconee Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oconee Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35965 <5>
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Arnoldsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362725 <5>
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Bogart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- North High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Danielsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 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 Lester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Danielsville
- High Shoals
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #316769 (Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316769 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens East
- Location given for Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9423376 Lon: -83.3154339
- 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 Clarke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lester 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. |
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