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Welcome to Kester ...

Kester is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Kester is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kester lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Kester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kester - they are located in Colorado, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kester.

Communities near Kester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kester.

  • Los Angeles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clarita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Pasadena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
    • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
  • Inglewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Burbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>
  • South Gate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Monica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawthorne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Alhambra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Kester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kester. 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 Kester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kester. See our Newspapers Page for Kester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kester ...

Looking for more information about Kester? 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 Kester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kester - 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.