A visit to the Chester Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chester Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chester Cemetery (FG ID #100483).
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 Chester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Cemetery:
40.0230, -97.6129
The Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
The cemetery is located in Thayer County<2>.
The county seat for Thayer County is located in Hebron. Hebron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Chester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Chester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Hubbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josaphats Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josaphats Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
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- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hubbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Munden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Narka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mahaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sherdahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
- Scandia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Chester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thayer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belleville
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Byron
- Carleton
- Chester
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Chester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deshler
- Haddam
- Hardy
- Hebron
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Narka
- Narka lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Chester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Oak
- Oak lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Chester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ruskin
- Scandia
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 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Thayer 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 Chester Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100483
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #828120 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #828120 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: Thayer
- Est. Elev: 500 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Chester Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0227851 Lon: -97.612542
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Thayer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chester 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |