Welcome to Lester ...

Lester is located in Medina 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 1901.

Lester is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lester: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Lester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Parma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Elyria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
• Strongsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• North Ridgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <5>
• Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Westlake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
• North Olmsted
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <5>
• North Royalton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
• Medina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Wadsworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>

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 on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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 Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/