Welcome to Lesterville ...
The town of Lesterville is located in Yankton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lesterville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lesterville has a population of 131 people<2> (see below for details).
Lesterville is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lesterville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lesterville: 605
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lesterville had an population of 131 people. This is an increase of 3.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.09% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lesterville had a population of 127 people. This makes Lesterville the county's 7th most populous community.
The population of Lesterville represents 0.02% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 284th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 127 people, the population of Lesterville decreased 19.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 158 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Lesterville.
Communities Also Named Lesterville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lesterville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lesterville.
Communities near Lesterville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lesterville.
- Yankton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
- Yankton is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <4>
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
- Tyndall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall
- Tyndall is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyndall <4>
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
- Kingsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Menno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Menno is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <4>
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <4>
- Santee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
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 Lesterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lesterville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lesterville. 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 Lesterville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lesterville. See our Newspapers Page for Lesterville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lesterville ...
Looking for more information about Lesterville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lesterville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lesterville.
Adding Lesterville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lesterville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lesterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lesterville post office opened in 1877.
We also found Lesterville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lesterville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lesterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yankton County: www.co.yankton.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Yankton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lesterville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lesterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |