Welcome to Chesterville ...

The village of Chesterville is located in Morrow County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Chesterville: CHEST-uhr-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chesterville has a population of 235 people<4> (see below for details).

Chesterville is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Chesterville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Chesterville: (419) and (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesterville had an population of 235 people. This is an increase of 3.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesterville had a population of 228 people. This makes Chesterville the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 228 people, the population of Chesterville increased 18.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 193 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chesterville.

Communities Also Named Chesterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Chesterville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chesterville ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <7>
• Galion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <7>
• Sunbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <7>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <7>
• Mount Gilead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <7>
• Fredericktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <7>
• Gambier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <7>
• Centerburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <7>
• Cardington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <7>
• Bellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <7>

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 Chesterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chesterville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesterville ...

Looking for more information about Chesterville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chesterville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chesterville.

Adding Chesterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesterville 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 Chesterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Chesterville post office opened in 1832.

We also found Chesterville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/