Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lester (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lester. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lester is located in Delaware County .
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County : New Castle (DE) , Gloucester (NJ) , Chester , Montgomery & Philadelphia .
Below are the counties that are near Lester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lester:
Delaware County (The home county of Lester)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Westinghouse Village (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village Folcroft (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Norwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
Prospect Park (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Glenolden (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Sharon Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Folsom (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Baldwin (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Baldwin is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Ridley Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Aldan (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Aldan is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
Collingdale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Colwyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Colwyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
Darby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Allegheny County
Overbrook (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Overbrook is located in Allegheny County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Bucks County
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Chestnut Wood Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
County Line (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
County Line is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Warminster Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Warminster Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village Johnsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Johnsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Warminster Heights (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights Casey Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Casey Village is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village Churchville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Churchville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Croydon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Ivyland (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Hartsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Hartsville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Newportville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Newportville is located in Bucks County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Hulmeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Chester County
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Whitehorse (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Whitehorse is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Green Lane Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Green Lane Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village Leopard (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Leopard is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Berwyn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Devon (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Strafford (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Strafford is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Paoli (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Chesterbrook (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr Green Tree (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Green Tree is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Birmingham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Birmingham is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Brookfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Brookfield is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Coventry Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Coventry Village is located in Chester County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village Indiana County
Ernest (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Ernest is located in Indiana County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Penn Wynne (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne Ardmore (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Bala - Cynwyd (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd Narberth (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Bryn Mawr (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Cynwyd (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd West Manayunk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk Rampart Ridge (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge West Conshohocken (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Conshohocken (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Gulph Mills Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village Gulph Mills (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Colonial Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village Philadelphia County
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Bartram Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village Southwest Center City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City University City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
University City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Old City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Old City is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Philadelphia (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Queen Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village Manayunk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk Upsal (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Upsal is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal Germantown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Germantown is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Port Richmond (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond Wayne Junction (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction Allen Lane (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane Lindley Station ‑ Historic(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station New Castle County (DE)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Analine Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village Aniline Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village White Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
White Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village Whites Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village Claymont Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village Claymont (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Carpenter (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Ardencroft (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
Holly Oak (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak Arden (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Arden is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
Ardentown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
Windy Bush (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush Bellefonte (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
Cecil County (MD)
Appleton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Atlantic County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Collings Lakes (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes Hammonton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Hammonton is located in Atlantic County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
Burlington County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Maple Shade (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Cinnaminson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson Riverton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
Greentree Village (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village Ramblewood (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood Marlton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton Heritage Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Riverside (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Oakwood Lakes (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes Beverly (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
Willingboro (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro Hainesport (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport Burlington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
Camden County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Brooklawn (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
Gloucester City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
Morgan Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village Camden (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Camden is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
Wood - Lynne (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
Ablett Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village Glendora (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Blackwood (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Westmont (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Golden Triangle (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle Tyndall Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Tyndall Village is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Village Pennsauken (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken Ashland (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Ashland is located in Camden County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cumberland County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Beals Mill (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill Seabrook Farms (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms West Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Pleasantville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Rosenhayn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn Bridgeton Junction (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction Roadstown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown Vineland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Vineland is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
Bridgeton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
Gloucester County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Gibbstown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Red Bank (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Thorofare (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare Bridgeport (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cooper (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Mickleton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton Parkville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville North Woodbury (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury Woodbury (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
Mantua (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Oak Valley (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Centre City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City Beckett (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Salem County (NJ)
The following are listed by their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Auburn (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Carneys Point (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point Whig Lane (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane Portertown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Riddleton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton Pennsville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville Acton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Acton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Aldine (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine Shirley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Pointers (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Alloway (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Penton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Penton is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton Friesburg (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lester, see our County-by-County Page for Lester .
Cemeteries Near Lester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lester.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Har Zion Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mt. Lawn Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery The Mt. Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
Montlawn Cemetery Mountlawn Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45506 <2>
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Mt. Jacob Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Darby Friends Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
Darby Friends Burial Ground Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <2>
Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <2>
Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
Mt. Zion Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238321 <2>
Eden Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Darby . The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
Eden Memorial Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44744 <2>
Eastlawn Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Mt. Sharon Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Mt. Moriah Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (377 more) ...
Holy Cross Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Chester Rural Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Rural Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lester, with the one closest to Lester listed first.
Norwood (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Norwood is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
Folcroft (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Moore (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Moore is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Glenolden (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Llanwellyn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Llanwellyn is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanwellyn Holmes (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Academy (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Academy is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Sharon Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Folsom (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Ridley Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Crum Lynne (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Eddystone (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Continue List (24 more) ...
Gibbstown (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown Secane (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Primos (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Primos is located in Delaware County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primos
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lester .
Newspapers Published in Lester ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lester, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Lester.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lester:
Websites specific to Pennsylvania Pages specific to Delaware County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Allegheny County Bucks County Chester County Indiana County Montgomery County Philadelphia County New Castle County Cecil County Atlantic County Burlington County Camden County Cumberland County Gloucester County Salem County Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Delaware County: https://delcopa.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . 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. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.