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:
38.2954, -82.6284
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 Boyd County<2>.
The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Cyrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fannin Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Hatten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatten Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatten Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lockwood - White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockwood - White Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood - White Cemetery
- The Lockwood - White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lockwood Cemetery
- Bryants Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryants Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hazlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazlett Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlett Cemetery
- McIntier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntier Cemetery
- Ogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ogle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle Cemetery
- The Ogle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Fork Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977163 <5>
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Durbin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Big Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Lockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boltsfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Estep ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mavity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Cannonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Ceredo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Princess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Potters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Boyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Kenova
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 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Boyd 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 #2089001 (Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2089001 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: Boyd
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boltsfork
- Location given for Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2954028 Lon: -82.628361
- 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 Boyd, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |