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>
Kester itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kester, with the one closest to Kester listed first.
- Clio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Amma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <3>
- Osbornes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osbornes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornes Mills
- Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
- Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Roane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
- Wellford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Gandeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Clendenin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <3>
- Procious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Oka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Countsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Ryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Kettle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Schilling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
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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 Kester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |