Welcome to Chatham ...

The location of Chatham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Chatham is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Chatham lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Chatham: (907)

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Chatham ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Chatham.

• Angoon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angoon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angoon <3>
• Tenakee Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenakee Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenakee Springs <3>
• Freshwater Bay
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Bay
• Cube Cove
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cube Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cube Cove
• Sitka
  (34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sitka <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chatham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham ...

Looking for more information about Chatham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chatham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chatham.

Adding Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chatham 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 Chatham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chatham post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chatham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/