Welcome to Chewton ...

Chewton is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

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

Chewton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Chewton: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Chewton ...

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

• New Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Struthers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Economy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Campbell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Columbiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>
• East Palestine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chewton ...

Looking for more information about Chewton? 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 Chewton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chewton.

Adding Chewton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chewton 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 Chewton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chewton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/