Welcome to Lester ...
So far, we found very little information about Lester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lester, please Contact Us.
Lester would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lester is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lester was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lester was located: 336 & 743<4>
Communities Also Named Lester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lester.
Communities near Lester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lester.
- North Wilkesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <5>
- Wilkesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
- West Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <5>
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <5>
- Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Dehart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Laurel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Springs <5>
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 Lester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lester. 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 Lester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lester. See our Newspapers Page for Lester.
Adding Lester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Lester post office opened in 1909.
We also found Lester on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Lester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Lester area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |