Welcome to Mount Hester ...
Mount Hester is located in Colbert County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Hester: Mt. Hester
Mount Hester is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Hester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Hester: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Mount Hester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Hester.
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuscumbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Golden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Mount Hester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Hester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Hester. 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 Mount Hester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hester. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Hester.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Hester ...
Looking for more information about Mount Hester? 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 Mount Hester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Hester.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Hester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Hester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Hester area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |