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Welcome to Chancellor ...

Chancellor is located in Geneva County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chancellor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Chancellor is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Chancellor (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Chancellor: 334

The ZIP code for Chancellor: 36316<3>

Communities Also Named Chancellor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Chancellor - they are located in Alberta, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Chancellor ...

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

  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
  • Daleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <5>
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
  • Elba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Level Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Level Plains
    • From Chancellor to Level Plains
  • Slocomb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <5>
  • Samson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Brockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clayhatchee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayhatchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clayhatchee
    • From Chancellor to Clayhatchee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chancellor ...

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

Adding Chancellor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chancellor 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 Chancellor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Chancellor post office opened in 1900.

We also found Chancellor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chancellor.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Geneva, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chancellor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chancellor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chancellor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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