Cemetery

Hester

Cherokee County · THC Atlas #7073003105

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About this site

Hester is a cemetery in Cherokee County, Texas. It is one of 169 cemeteries documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 287 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5378, -94.9950. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thompson Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Thompson Cemetery, Holsomback, and Bowman, James H..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7073003105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Hester Cemetery is located about two miles northeast of the Forest community in southern Cherokee County and was founded by S. M. Hester. Its burials, which include the Bailey, Darby, Dew, Dossett, and Gaston families, date back into the 1800s. The grounds are cared for by the Hester Cemetery Association, and the cemetery was surveyed in 1988.

Sources: tx-wooddell.net txgenwebcounties.com

📍 31.5378, -94.9950 · Cherokee County

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