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:
36.6503, -87.6725
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 Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lineberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lineberry Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineberry Cemetery
- Double Barn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Double Barn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Barn Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Joiner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Joiner Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Northington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Northington Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northington Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Samsil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Samsil Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsil Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Gaston - Grantham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Givins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Givins Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givins Cemetery
- Garrott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Garrott Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrott Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Nancy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nancy Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- LaFayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Legate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Garrettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Bumpus Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Indian Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Stryker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Gracey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
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 Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Clarksville
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Hopkinsville
- LaFayette
- Pembroke
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 #494098 (Hester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494098 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roaring Spring
- Location given for Hester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6503266 Lon: -87.6725159
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Christian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |