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Welcome to Hester ...

Hester is located in La Salle Parish<1>.

Hester is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hester: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Hester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Hester: This one is located in La Salle Parish and the other is located in Saint James Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 7 communities that are also named Hester - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Hester ...

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

  • Jena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
  • Olla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
  • Urania
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pollock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dry Prong
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tullos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Trout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hester ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Hester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the 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.