Welcome to Cheney ...
So far, we found very little information about Cheney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cheney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cheney, please Contact Us.
Cheney would have been located within present day Chattooga County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cheney is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cheney was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Cheney (for example, toward Fort Payne (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Cheney was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Cheney ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Cheney: This one is located in Chattooga County and the other is located in Fulton County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named Cheney - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheney.
Communities near Cheney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cheney.
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
- Martindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Summerville Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Trion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Trion is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <5>
- Cave Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
- Robealou Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyerly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
- Lyerly is located in Chattooga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <5>
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 Cheney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cheney. 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 Cheney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheney. See our Newspapers Page for Cheney.
Adding Cheney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cheney in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cheney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Cheney post office opened in 1892.
We also found Cheney on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cheney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chattooga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Cheney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Cheney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |