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Welcome to Chesterfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Chesterfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chesterfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chesterfield, please Contact Us.


Chesterfield would have been located within present day Caribou County<2>.



Chesterfield was established in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chesterfield is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Chesterfield is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Chesterfield was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Chesterfield still existed, it would have been in the (208) and (986)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Chesterfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Chesterfield: This one is located in Caribou County and the other is located in Bingham County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 28 communities that are also named Chesterfield - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Chesterfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chesterfield.

  • Inkom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
    • Inkom is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <6>
  • Lava Hot Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
    • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <6>
  • Bancroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
  • Five Points ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Caribou County
  • Conda
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
    • Conda is located in Caribou County
  • Grace
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <6>
  • McCammon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
    • McCammon is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <6>
  • Soda Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <6>
  • Arimo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
    • Arimo is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <6>
  • Robin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
    • Robin is located in Bannock County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chesterfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterfield.

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

Adding Chesterfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Chesterfield post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesterfield.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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 Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Caribou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chesterfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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