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.
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McColl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blenheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Parnassus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cheraw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Roberdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Alfordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Floral College
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- McFarlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mont Clare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Rowland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
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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