Welcome to Lester ...

Lester is located in Fulton 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lester is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lester (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lester is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Lester ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, 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.

• Atlanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smokey Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Peachtree City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• East Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Douglasville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Pontevedra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Foreston Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people

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.

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lester was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/