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A visit to the McLester Family 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 McLester Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McLester Family Cemetery (FG ID #5152).

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 McLester Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLester Family Cemetery:

28.0545, -97.0803

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLester Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The McLester Family Cemetery is located in Aransas County<3>.

The county seat for Aransas County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies just to the east southeast of the McLester Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McLester Family Cemetery.

Name Variations for McLester Family 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.

McLester Family Cemetery has also been known as:

  • McLester Orchard Cemetery
  • McLester 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of the McLester Family Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Rockport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Aransas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980333 <1>
  • Aransas Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Aransas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Cemetery
    • The San Antonio Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cementerio San Antonio De Padua
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6682 <1>
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • San Ignacio Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Ignacio Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio Cemetery
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
  • Royal Palm Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Royal Palm Cemetery is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Cemetery
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Refugio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
  • La Rosa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The La Rosa Cemetery is located in Refugio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosa Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Refugio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Refugio.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5697 <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Palms Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palms Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Portland.
      • The Palms Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • San Patricio Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6716 <1>
    • Heard Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Heard Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Refugio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Eternal Rest Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Heaven's Acre Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the McLester Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLester Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rockport
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fulton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Copano Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Copano Village is located in Aransas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
  • Bayside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tradewinds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Aransas Pass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Point ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Point is located in Refugio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Ingleside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregory
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
  • Port Aransas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Harbor City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Portland is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
    • Taft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Taft is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <6>
    • Doyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Spanish Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
    • Woodsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Taft Southwest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
    • Refugio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 McLester Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aransas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 McLester Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Aransas 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 McLester Family Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5152

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341258  (McLester Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341258 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: Aransas
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rockport
      • Location given for McLester Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.0544607     Lon: -97.0802679
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Aransas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McLester Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.