A visit to the Lower 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 Lower Lester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Lester Cemetery:
39.7836, -88.3634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Lester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lower Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies just to the east northeast of the Lower Lester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Lester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lower Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bourbon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bourbon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Cemetery
- Upper Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Upper Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lester Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <5>
- Mackville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mackville Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville Cemetery
- The Mackville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106705 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Lake Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Fork Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The O'Bryan Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bryan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Yoder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hixon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Township Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Broadus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- The Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andy Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lower Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ficklin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Chicken Bristle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Garrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tuscola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Filson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Patterson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Cadwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pesotum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ivesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Sadorus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Voorhies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hindsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Tolono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bement
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
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 Lower Lester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Bement
- Hammond
- Hindsboro
- Ivesdale
- Pesotum
- Sadorus
- Tolono
- Tolono lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lower Lester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tolono.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
- Tuscola
- Villa Grove
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 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 Lower Lester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Lower Lester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412717 (Lower Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412717 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuscola
- Location given for Lower Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7836435 Lon: -88.3633851
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Douglas, 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- Lower 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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