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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lester had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.

  • Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Wilberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wilberton is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
  • Alma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Patoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinmundy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shobonier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tonti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tonti is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
  • Loogootee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairman is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
  • Farina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Omega
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Saint James
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint James is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Odin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Odin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <2>
  • Vandalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pittsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Bannister
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bannister is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Avena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
  • Hagarstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boulder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boulder is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Sandoval
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • La Clede
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
  • Keyesport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Iuka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.