A visit to the Lester Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lester Twp. Cemetery:
42.5936, -92.1513
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lester Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lester Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lester Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lester Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lester Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview - Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Barclay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Barclay Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Barclay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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- Fairbank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairbank Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- North Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The North Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amish Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lester Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lester Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunkerton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dewar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Klinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Fairbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Readlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jesup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knittel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Evansdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Hazleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oelwein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Westgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Cedar City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Tripoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lester Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Fairbank
- Independence
- Oelwein
- Waterloo
- Westgate
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463641 (Lester Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463641 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dunkerton
- Location given for Lester Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5935965 Lon: -92.1512897
- 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 Black Hawk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lester Twp. 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. |