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Welcome to Lester ...

Lester is located in Etowah County<1>.

Lester is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Lester ...

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

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

  • Gadsden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Albertville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boaz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Ragland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.