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:
32.6354, -88.9348
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 Neshoba County<2>.
The county seat for Neshoba County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Herbert Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The House Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Trussel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trussel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244776 <5>
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
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 Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocobla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Lynville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
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 Neshoba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Decatur
- Marion
- Philadelphia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Neshoba 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 #671139 (Hester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671139 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: Neshoba
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: House
- Location given for Hester Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6354146 Lon: -88.934776
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Neshoba, 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 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. |