Welcome to Chehaw ...

Chehaw is located in Lee County<1>.

Chehaw is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chehaw lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chehaw: 229

Communities Also Named Chehaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chehaw - it's located in Alabama.

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

Websites for Chehaw ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leechamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Chehaw, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Chehaw ...

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

• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Hinds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Sylvester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvester is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
• Eugemar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
• Dawson Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
• East Dougherty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
• Lake Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
• Relswood Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chehaw ...

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

Adding Chehaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chehaw 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 Chehaw was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chehaw.