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A visit to the Hester Cemetery ...


The location of the Hester 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 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)

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Greer 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 Hester 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 19 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 <4>
    • Martha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <4>
    • 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 <4>
    • 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 <4>
    • Continue List   (7 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington 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 <4>
      • Hobart
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jester
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • 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   (6 more) ...
      • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Roosevelt
      • Sentinel
      • Snyder
        • Snyder lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hester Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Snyder.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • 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

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Hester Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Martha Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Cemetery
    • Quartz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quartz Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
    • Ladessa Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladessa Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Rock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Victory Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Frazier Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
      • Altus City Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • The Altus City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • The Altus City Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Altus Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altus City Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97862 <6>
      • Rock Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
      • White Flat Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Flat Cemetery
      • Guffin Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guffin Cemetery
      • Navajo Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navajo Cemetery
      • Lone Wolf Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Wolf Cemetery
      • Brinkman Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkman Cemetery
      • Marie Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marie Cemetery
      • Duke Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery

    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 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 '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- ) 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'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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