Welcome to Chester Gap ...

Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chester Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1954.

Chester Gap is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Chester Gap: (540)

The ZIP code for Chester Gap: 22623<3>

Communities near Chester Gap ...

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

• Petersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Front Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <5>
• Strasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Stephens City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Boyce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
• Toms Brook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• The Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <5>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Applewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
  • Applewood is located in Warren 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 Chester Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chester Gap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chester Gap ...

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

Adding Chester Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chester Gap post office opened in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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