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Welcome to Nester ...

Nester is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Nester is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nester is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Nester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Nester: 276

Communities Also Named Nester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nester - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nester.

Communities near Nester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nester.

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 Nester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nester. 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 Nester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nester. See our Newspapers Page for Nester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nester ...

Looking for more information about Nester? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nester.

Adding Nester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nester 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 Nester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nester post office opened in 1886.

We also found Nester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/