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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:

41.8331, -84.9311

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 Branch County<2>.

The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies just to the north northwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
  • Amish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Sorter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorter Cemetery
  • California Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
  • Knauss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauss Cemetery
  • Munday Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
  • Hultz Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hultz Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hultz Family Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Mason Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mason Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Coldwater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032 <5>
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Covenant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
    • West Reading Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The West Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading Cemetery
    • Ammerman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ammerman Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammerman Cemetery
    • Card Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Card Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
    • The Old Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont (IN).
      • The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fremont Cemetery
      • Old Fremont Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <5>
    • Berg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Berg Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berg Cemetery
    • Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Canada Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
  • Fisher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Ray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Ray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Fremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Trailtree Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Reading
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hatmaker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Batavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Batavia is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Gilead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gilead is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
    • Angola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <6>
    • Bronson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Orland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <6>
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Girard is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Northwest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Hodunk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hodunk is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk

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 Branch County.

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 begin 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: