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 altitude 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.

• Mount Airy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Airy
  • From Nester to Mount Airy
• Galax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galax
  • From Nester to Galax
• Hillsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsville
  • From Nester to Hillsville
• Stuart
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stuart
  • From Nester to Stuart
• Floyd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Floyd
  • From Nester to Floyd
• Pike City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
  • Pike City is located in Carroll County
• Dugspur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugspur
  • Dugspur is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugspur <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dugspur
  • From Nester to Dugspur
• Fancy Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Gap
  • Fancy Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fancy Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fancy Gap
  • From Nester to Fancy Gap
• Ararat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Ararat is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ararat
  • From Nester to Ararat
• Carters Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
  • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carters Mill
  • From Nester to Carters Mill

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/