RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Henderson County >> Lester CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee





A visit to the Lester 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 Lester Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lester Cemetery (FG ID #14664)

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 Lester Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.7904°   (35° 47' 25")

Lon:   -88.2199°   (-88° 13' 11")

The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lester Cemetery .

Name Variations for Lester Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lester Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Laster Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650187 <1>
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Hedge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hedge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Greener Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greener Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greener Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Eubanks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eubanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eubanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Brinkley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Lovell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lovell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Todd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Todd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Mincey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mincey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mincey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mincey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Gulledge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Ritter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ritter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Milton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Hendrix Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Gulledge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulledge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Decatur County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lester Cemetery.

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

  • Poplar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Farmville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Henderson County
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeannette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chaseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkers Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chesterfield
    • From the Lester Cemetery to Chesterfield
  • Sugar Tree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clarksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Parsons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
    • Parsons is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <7>
  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
  • Coxburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
    • Coxburg is located in Benton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coxburg
    • From the Lester Cemetery to Coxburg
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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 Lester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lester 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 Lester Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1291040  (Lester Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1291040 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: Holladay
    • County: Henderson         Elev: 150
    • Location given for GNIS #1291040 (Lester Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #14664

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, 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 obstructions 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 Lester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7904, Longitude: -88.2199    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025