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A visit to the Lester Cemetery ...


The location of the Lester Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lester Cemetery

Lat:   41.8331°   (41° 49' 59")

Lon:   -84.9311°   (-84° 55' 51")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Branch County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lester Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
      • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
    • Fisher
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
    • Ray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Ray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Fremont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
    • Clear Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Montgomery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Trailtree Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailtree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
      • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatmaker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
        • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
      • Camden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Batavia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
        • Batavia is located in Branch County
      • Gilead
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
        • Gilead is located in Branch County
      • York
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
        • York is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Allen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
      • Angola
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
        • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
      • Bronson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Bronson is located in Branch County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
      • Orland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
        • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <4>
      • Girard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
        • Girard is located in Branch County
      • Northwest
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
        • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Hodunk
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
        • Hodunk is located in Branch County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lester Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
    • Amish Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amish Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Sorter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sorter Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorter Cemetery
    • California Corners Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the California Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The California Corners Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the California Corners Cemetery
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Knauss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knauss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knauss Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knauss Cemetery
    • Munday Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munday Cemetery
    • Hultz Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hultz Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hultz Family Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hultz Family Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Covenant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenant Cemetery
      • West Reading Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Reading Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Reading Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Reading Cemetery
      • Ammerman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ammerman Cemetery is located in Branch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammerman Cemetery
      • Card Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Card Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Card Cemetery is located in Branch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card Cemetery
      • The Old Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The Old Cemetery is located in Steuben County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Old Cemetery
      • Berg Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Berg Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berg Cemetery
      • Lake Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Cemetery is located in Branch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
      • Lake View Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <6>

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

    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 #630331  (Lester Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #630331 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: California
      • County: Branch         Elev: 310
      • Location given for GNIS #630331 (Lester Cemetery)

    The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    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 Michigan's counties, including Branch, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8331, Longitude: -84.9311       In this case, the coordinates for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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