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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. 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 Hester Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   34.8173°   (34° 49' 2")

Lon:   -99.3784°   (-99° 22' 42")

The Hester Cemetery is located in Greer County<2>.

The county seat for Greer County is located in Mangum. Mangum lies just to the west northwest of the Hester Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Martha Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martha Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quartz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quartz Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Granite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Granite Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
  • Ladessa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladessa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladessa Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Warren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Victory Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Victory Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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    • Frazier Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Altus City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altus City Cemetery
      • The Altus City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Altus City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Altus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97862 <5>
    • Rock Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • White Flat Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Flat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Flat Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Guffin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Navajo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navajo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Navajo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Navajo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Lone Wolf Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Wolf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Wolf Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Brinkman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Marie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marie Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Duke Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duke Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hester Cemetery.

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

  • Blair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <6>
  • Martha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
  • Mangum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <6>
  • Victory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Altus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <6>
  • Friendship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Lone Wolf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Duke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Duke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Willow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Olustee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Headrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Reed
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Greer County
    • Humphreys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
    • Roosevelt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <6>
    • Hobart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer 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 Hester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altus
    • Altus lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hester Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Blair
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hester Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Elmer
  • Gould
    • Gould lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hester Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Granite
  • Headrick
  • Hobart
  • Lone Wolf
  • Mangum
    • Mangum lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hester Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Martha
  • Mountain Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Roosevelt
    • Tipton
      • Tipton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hester Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tipton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Willow
      • Willow lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hester Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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:

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 #1093684  (Hester Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1093684 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: Hester
    • County: Greer         Elev: 448
    • Location given for GNIS #1093684 (Hester Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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 Oklahoma's counties, including Greer, 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 things 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 Hester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8173, Longitude: -99.3784       In this case, the coordinates for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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