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Lester, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Huntsville. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the southeast of Lester and has a population of 158,216 people.<1>

The next largest community is Decatur. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the south of Lester and has a population of 53,929 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Athens   SE18 mi [28.97 km]23,71525.03% increase
 Florence   W31 mi [49.89 km]37,8774.45% increase
 Hartselle   S39 mi [62.8 km]13,88815.55% increase
 Madison   SE29 mi [46.67 km]38,71432% increase
 Muscle Shoals   SW32 mi [51.5 km]13,0329.29% increase
 Russellville   SW46 mi [74 km]8,9180.59% decrease
 Sheffield   SW34 mi [54.7 km]9,1275.44% decrease
 Tuscumbia   SW36 mi [57.9 km]8,3085.75% increase
 Columbia (TN)   N44 mi [70.8 km]34,4024.08% increase
 Fayetteville (TN)   E35 mi [56.3 km]7,1662.46% increase
 Lawrenceburg (TN)   NW20 mi [32.19 km]10,7780.17% decrease
 Lewisburg (TN)   NE37 mi [59.5 km]11,0035.67% increase
 Lynchburg (TN)   NE48 mi [77.2 km]6,1036.32% increase
 Mount Pleasant (TN)   N39 mi [62.8 km]4,4431.07% decrease
 Pulaski (TN)   NE15 mi [24.14 km]7,8470.3% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Anderson   SW8 mi [12.87 km]354---
 Ardmore   E17 mi [27.36 km]1,24920.79% increase
 Country Village   SE19 mi [30.58 km]---
 Elgin   SW16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Elkmont   E10 mi [16.09 km]54616.17% increase
 Lexington   W12 mi [19.31 km]8430.36% increase
 Rogersville   SW13 mi [20.92 km]1,2040.42% increase
 Wheeler Dam Village   SW18 mi [28.97 km]---
 Ardmore (TN)   E16 mi [25.75 km]1,1637.49% increase
 Aymett Town (TN)   NE16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Dickson Town (TN)   E15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Elkton (TN)   E15 mi [24.14 km]59416.47% increase
 Loretto (TN)   W17 mi [27.36 km]1,7052.4% increase
 Minor Hill (TN)   N3 mi [4.83 km]4513.2% increase
 Rascal Town (TN)   W16 mi [25.75 km]---

Limestone County

Lester is located in Limestone County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone: Madison, Morgan, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Giles (TN) and Lincoln (TN).

While not sharing a border with Limestone, the following counties are close to Lester: Lawrence (TN), Colbert and Wayne (TN).

Below are counties that are near Lester (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lester:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Lester
 Colbert County   SWFosters Mill21 miles [33 km]
 Franklin County   SWBethsaida37 miles [59 km]
 Lauderdale County   WPowell5 miles [8 km]
 Lawrence County   SCoss Ferry17 miles [27 km]
 Madison County   EArdmore17 miles [27 km]
 Morgan County   STrinity26 miles [41 km]
 Giles County (TN)   NMarbuts (TN)2 miles [3 km]
 Lawrence County (TN)   NWAppleton (TN)5 miles [8 km]
 Lewis County (TN)   NWNapier (TN)36 miles [57 km]
 Lincoln County (TN)   ECash Point (TN)19 miles [30 km]



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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lester.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Lester and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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