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Welcome to Jester ...

Jester is located in Lee County<1>.


The location of Jester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Jester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Jester is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Jester (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Jester is located in the (334) area code.

Websites for Jester ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities Also Named Jester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jester - they are located in Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jester.

Communities near Jester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jester.

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Maridale Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
    • Phenix City is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <4>
  • Opelika
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
    • Opelika is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
  • Mountain Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
  • Lanett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith's Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith's Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
  • Glenns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
  • Fortson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
    • Fortson is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jester. See our Newspapers Page for Jester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jester ...

Looking for more information about Jester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jester.

Adding Jester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jester post office opened in 1901.

We also found Jester on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jester.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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