A visit to the Kesterson 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 Kesterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kesterson Cemetery:
36.5040, -83.4999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kesterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southwest of the Kesterson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kesterson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kesterson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kesterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liford Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liford Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- The Pearson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard Quarter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439019 <5>
- Spradling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradling Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace 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 Kesterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kesterson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- New Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Head of Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Shawanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Cumberland Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Goin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Middlesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yount Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
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 Kesterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kesterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 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 Kesterson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Kesterson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290107 (Kesterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290107 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coleman Gap
- Location given for Kesterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5039732 Lon: -83.4999062
- 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 Claiborne, 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- Kesterson 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. |
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