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A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chester Cemetery (FG ID #77178)

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 Chester Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.4829°   (39° 28' 58")

Lon:   -111.5486°   (-111° 32' 54")

The Chester Cemetery is located in Sanpete County<2>.

The county seat for Sanpete County is located in Manti. Manti lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Chester Cemetery .

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 Utah:
  • Pages specific to Sanpete 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 Chester 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 15 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.

    • Chester
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
    • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring City Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
      • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
    • Spring City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Moroni
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moroni Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
      • Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
    • Wales
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
      • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
      • Fort Hambleton
      • Hambleton
      • Hambletowns Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
    • Freedom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Sanpete County
    • Ephraim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
      • Former names for Ephraim:
      • Cottonwood
      • Fort Ephraim
      • Pine Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <5>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Jerusalem
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Manasseh ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manasseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
        • Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
      • Fountain Green
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
        • Fountain Green is located in Sanpete County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Green <5>
      • Fairview
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Sanpete County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
      • Fort Manti ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Manti. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
        • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
        • Former names for Fort Manti:
        • Little Stone Fort
        • Manti Log Fort
      • Manti
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
        • Manti is located in Sanpete County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
        • Former name for Manti:
        • Copenhagen
        • Manti has also been known as:
        • Manti City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <5>

    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 Sanpete County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Chester Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Spring City Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring City Pioneer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Moroni City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Wales Cemetery is located in Sanpete County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wales Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Wales.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wales Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77490 <1>
    • Freedom Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ephraim Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Ephraim Park Cemetery is located in Sanpete County
      • The Ephraim Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ephraim City Cemetery
      • Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephraim Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77217 <1>
    • Fountain Green Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • James Yorgason Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview City Cemetery is located in Sanpete County
      • The Fairview City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Fairview City Upper Cemetery
      • Fairview Upper Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview City Cemetery
    • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sanpete County
      • The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Fairview City Lower Cemetery
      • Fairview City Cemetery
      • Fairview Lower Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288502 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Manti Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Levan Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Crandall Canyon Mine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crandall Canyon Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Crandall Canyon Mine is located in Emery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandall Canyon Mine
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232357 <1>
      • Nephi City Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Nephi City Cemetery is located in Juab County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nephi City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Nephi.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nephi City Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183175 <1>
      • Sterling Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Vine Bluff Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Vine Bluff Cemetery is located in Juab County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vine Bluff Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Nephi.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Bluff Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77488 <1>
      • Spencer Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Sanpete County
        • The Spencer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Indianola Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77441 <1>
      • Fayette Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

    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 Chester Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1448264  (Chester Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1448264 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: Chester
      • County: Sanpete         Elev: 1697
      • Location given for GNIS #1448264 (Chester Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77178

    The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Utah's counties, including Sanpete, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4829, Longitude: -111.5486    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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