Welcome to Lester ...

Lester is located in Craighead County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Lester is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lester: (870)

Communities Also Named Lester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Lester: This one is located in Craighead County and the other is located in Ouachita County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lester ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Paragould
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Trumann
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
  • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <4>
• Brookland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Manila
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
• Lake City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Bono
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
• Leachville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
• Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
• Lepanto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <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 Lester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lester. 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 Lester.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lester ...

Looking for more information about Lester? 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 Lester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lester.

Adding Lester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lester 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 Lester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lester post office opened in 1879.

We also found Lester on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/