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>
While we didn't find Lester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
- Vannoy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Halls Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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- Springfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Dehart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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- Transou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
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- Ore Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
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- Laurel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Obids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Furches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
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- Parsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dockery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
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- Wagoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Joynes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
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- Scottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Nathans Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Maple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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. |
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