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Welcome to Chetopa ...

Chetopa is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chetopa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Chetopa is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chetopa: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Chetopa ...

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

Communities near Chetopa ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vestavia Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Brook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Irondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chetopa ...

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

Adding Chetopa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chetopa 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 Chetopa was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chetopa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chetopa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Chetopa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Chetopa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.