A visit to the Lester 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 Lester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lester Cemetery:
37.4132, -82.0398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Shortridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shortridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortridge Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Matney Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Panther (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79063 <5>
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- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Kelsa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paw Paw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Panther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Big Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Phelps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jackson Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Wharncliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calloway Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Royal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Freeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Fedscreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Vansant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iaeger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Janey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Thacker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Gilbert Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
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 Buchanan 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 first visit 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Lester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469315 (Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469315 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurley
- Location given for Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4131654 Lon: -82.0398494
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, 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- Lester 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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