Welcome to Lester ...

Lester is located in Marlboro 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 1893.

Lester is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lester is located in the (843) area code.

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, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Laurinburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
  • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <4>
• Rockingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
• Bennettsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <4>
• Hamlet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
• Cheraw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• Maxton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
• McColl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Dobbins Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
  • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Clio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
• Society Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <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 1893.

We also found Lester on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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 Marlboro County: www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/