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:
40.7836, -92.4338
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 Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the south southeast 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 26 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.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Drakesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Drakesville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville Cemetery
- Cammack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Bloomfield South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunnville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunnville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Bloomfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94614 <5>
- Breeding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Shunem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shunem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunem Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kingdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Pewter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pewter Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewter Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Sherman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rudd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Hammans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hammans Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammans Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Runkles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Runkles Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkles Cemetery
- Jay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jay Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jay Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Floris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95190 <5>
- Fiedler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fiedler Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drakesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steuben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- West Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Floris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Mark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Chequest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Cliffland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- East Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agency
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottumwa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Udell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 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 Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Eldon
- Milton
- Moulton
- Ottumwa
- Selma
- Selma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 websites either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458295 (Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458295 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomfield North
- Location given for Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7836318 Lon: -92.4337967
- 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 Iowa's counties, including 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' 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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