RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Bladen County >> Hester CemeteryIndex...

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:

34.5785, -78.7931

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 Bladen County<2>.

The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bryant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
  • Nance Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Nance Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
  • Faulk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Faulk Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulk Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Singletary Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Bladenboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bladenboro Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro Cemetery
  • Ed Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ed Lewis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Lewis Cemetery
    • The Ed Lewis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lewis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452126 <5>
  • Hines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hines Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
  • New Pait Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Pait Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pait Cemetery
  • Old Pait Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Pait Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pait Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Roanoke Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
    • Singletary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Singletary Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
    • Pone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pone Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pone Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Abbottsburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146092 <5>
    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Hursey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hursey Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursey Cemetery
    • Robeson Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Robeson Memorial Park is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Memorial Park
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Bryan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bryan Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery

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 Hester Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hester Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bladenboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Butters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
  • Abbottsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
  • Dublin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dublin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Allenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
  • Mount Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Clarkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yorick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
  • Tar Heel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Ruskin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lumberton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Boardman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Rico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
    • Orrum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
    • Saddletree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree

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 Bladen County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Bladen 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 #986669  (Hester Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986669 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: Bladen
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bladenboro
      • Location given for Hester Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.5785019     Lon: -78.7930767
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, 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' (or 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- 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.