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Welcome to Chestnut Gap ...

Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chestnut Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Chestnut Gap is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Chestnut Gap and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Chestnut Gap: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Chestnut Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chestnut Gap - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Chestnut Gap ...

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

  • Rolston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
    • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
  • Northcutt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
  • Pantertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutcane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Belltown Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Tennga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ellijay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Hemp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Gap ...

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

Adding Chestnut Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chestnut Gap 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 Chestnut Gap was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chestnut Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chestnut Gap - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Chestnut Gap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Chestnut Gap 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.