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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:

32.4329, -94.0055

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 Caddo Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Caddo Parish is located in Shreveport. Shreveport lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lester Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
    • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walden Ferry Road Cemetery
    • Whitworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141248 <5>
  • Restland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
  • New Boggy Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Church of God in Christ Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jernigan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
  • Walnut Hill St. Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
  • Republican Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Strickland Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • State Line Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The State Line Cemetery is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
    • New Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The New Hill Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hill Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Long Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Long Ridge Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge Cemetery
    • Elysian Fields Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Elysian Fields (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4812 <5>
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
    • Pollard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pollard Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
    • Forest Park West Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Park West Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
      • The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery East
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waskom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
  • Panola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Western Hills Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Spring Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Edgewood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
  • Reisor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Longwood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • South Towne Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Silver Pine Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Elysian Fields
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summer Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Chateau Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • De Berry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonewall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Normandy Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Shreveport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Caddo Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lester Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Caddo Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 #536408  (Lester Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #536408 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
      • Parish: Caddo
      • Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waskom
      • Location given for Lester Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.4329328     Lon: -94.0054624
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, 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.