A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Cemetery:
36.0209, -87.4922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chester Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Chester Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Chester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fews Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fews Chapel Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fews Chapel Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Erranton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Erranton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erranton Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Shipman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shipman Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Redden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden Cemetery
- Donegan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- O'Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The O'Ferrell Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Ferrell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Donegan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The England Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Tennessee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- McEwen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Abiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Burns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nunnelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spencers Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Only
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hurricane Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Littlelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- White Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
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 Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Chester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- McEwen
- Waverly
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280366 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280366 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dickson
- Location given for Chester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0208954 Lon: -87.4922377
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |