Lesterville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in southeast
Missouri
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, United States.
It is located in
Reynolds County on
Routes 21,
49, and
72 near the
Black River. The ZIP Code for Lesterville is 63654.
History
The community has the name of George Lester, a pioneer citizen.
Lesterville has been the home to Camp Taum Sauk since opening in 1946.
The first bank/store/post office has been reopened as a General Store and Florist now called First Dawn General Store. It was built in 1882. The building was also the site of the first electricity in Lesterville, as well as the first telephone.
Education
Lesterville R-IV School District operates two schools in the community: Lesterville Elementary School and Lesterville High School.
Lesterville has a
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.
References
External links
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Lesterville township, Reynolds County, Missouri (MO)', retrieved 2010-04-13.
Unincorporated communities in Reynolds County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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