Welcome to Chastang ...

Chastang is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chastang, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Chastang is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chastang: 251

Communities near Chastang ...

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

• Saraland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saraland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <3>
• Bay Minette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay Minette
  • From Chastang to Bay Minette
• Satsuma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <3>
• Chickasaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <3>
• Citronelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Citronelle is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citronelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Citronelle
  • From Chastang to Citronelle
• Creola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Creola is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
• Mount Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Chastang to Mount Vernon
• McIntosh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • McIntosh is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
• Axis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Axis
  • From Chastang to Axis
• Calvert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Calvert is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calvert
  • From Chastang to Calvert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chastang ...

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

Adding Chastang to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chastang 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 (so far) for Chastang was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chastang post office opened in 1890. The Chastang post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chastang.