Welcome to Chatham ...

Chatham is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Chatham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Chatham is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chatham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chatham lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), 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 10 communities that are near Chatham.

• Hollandale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  • Hollandale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <4>
• Lake Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <4>
• Eudora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
• Rolling Fork
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <4>
• Anguilla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anguilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anguilla
  • Anguilla is located in Sharkey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anguilla <4>
• Mayersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Kilbourne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
• Arcola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• James
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • James is located in Washington County
• Forrest City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Washington 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 Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chatham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chatham. 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 Chatham.

We also 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.<5>

From that list, the Chatham post office opened in 1883.

We also found Chatham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/