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:
37.4029, -77.6911
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 Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]
<3> to the east 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Bethia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethia Cemetery
- Crump Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crump Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Family Cemetery
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Grove Cemetery
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tomahawk Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Skinquarter Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Dale Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dale Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Memorial Park
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Winterpock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Robious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huguenot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Masons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Chippenham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Lorraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Ammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Walmsley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
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. The following communities are located in Chesterfield 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 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 Chesterfield 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 #1469314 (Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469314 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hallsboro
- Location given for Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.402927 Lon: -77.6911046
- 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 Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |