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Lester

Ghost town · King County, Washington

Lester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Lester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lester is a ghost town in King County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 28 former communities in King County on the federal names register. No county in Washington has more among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lester as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.2092° N, 121.4940° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,620 ft
Nearest living townGreenwater, WA
Distance to it7.7 miles
Coordinates47.20920, -121.49400

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What's there now

Lester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenwater, WA (population 138), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,620 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ghost town of Lester, WA. Photographed using Panasonic GF2.
Ghost town of Lester, WA. Photographed using Panasonic GF2. · BryonDavis / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Lester?

Lester is in King County, Washington, at 47.2092, -121.4940.

How many ghost towns are in King County?

King County, Washington has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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