Welcome to Lester ...

So far, we found very little information about Lester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lester, please Contact Us.

Lester would have been located within present day King County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Lester: Named for Lest Hansacker, a Northern Pacific Railway telegrapher.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lester is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lester was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Lester - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lester ...

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

• Greenwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
  • Greenwater is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwater <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenwater
  • From Lester to Greenwater
• Martin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Kittitas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Martin
  • From Lester to Martin
• Cabin Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
  • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cabin Creek
  • From Lester to Cabin Creek
• Snoqualmie Pass
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Pass
  • Snoqualmie Pass is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snoqualmie Pass <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snoqualmie Pass
  • From Lester to Snoqualmie Pass
• Easton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Easton
  • From Lester to Easton
• Pine Glen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
  • Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Glen
  • From Lester to Pine Glen
• Crystal Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Mountain
  • Crystal Mountain is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Mountain <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Mountain
  • From Lester to Crystal Mountain
• Kanaskat
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaskat
  • Kanaskat is located in King County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kanaskat
  • From Lester to Kanaskat
• Kangley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
  • Kangley is located in King County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kangley
  • From Lester to Kangley
• Nelson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Kittitas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nelson
  • From Lester to Nelson

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

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

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

Adding Lester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lester 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 Lester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lester post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/