Welcome to Chena ...

The pronunciation of Chena: CHEE-nuh<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Chena is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chena lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chena: 907

Communities near Chena ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Chena.

• Fairbanks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairbanks
  • From Chena to Fairbanks
• North Pole
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Pole
  • From Chena to North Pole
• College
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to College
  • From Chena to College
• Fox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fox
  • From Chena to Fox
• Badger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Badger
  • From Chena to Badger
• Moose Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moose Creek
  • From Chena to Moose Creek
• Two Rivers
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Rivers <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Two Rivers
  • From Chena to Two Rivers
• Pleasant Valley
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Valley
  • From Chena to Pleasant Valley

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chena. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chena ...

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

Adding Chena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chena in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Chena post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/