Welcome to Chalender ...

Chalender is located in Coconino County<1>.

The location of Chalender has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalender, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Chalender is 6,860 feet [2,091 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Chalender is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Chalender lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The area code for Chalender: (928)

Communities near Chalender ...

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

• Williams
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Coconino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Parks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <4>
• Williams Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction
  • Williams Junction is located in Coconino County
• Bellemont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Bellemont is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellemont <4>
• Corva ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corva
  • Corva is located in Coconino County
• Kachina Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachina Village
  • Kachina Village is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kachina Village <4>
• Flagstaff
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstaff
  • Flagstaff is located in Coconino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagstaff <4>
• Mountainaire
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainaire
  • Mountainaire is located in Coconino County
• Ash Fork
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Fork
  • Ash Fork is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Fork <4>
• Drake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Drake is located in Yavapai 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 Chalender. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chalender.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalender ...

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

Adding Chalender to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalender 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 Chalender was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chalender post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalender.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/