Welcome to Chesley ...

So far, we found very little information about Chesley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chesley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chesley, please Contact Us.

Chesley would have been located within present day Nez Perce County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chesley is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Chesley is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Chesley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chesley would have been located in the (208) and (986)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Chesley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chesley - they are located in Kentucky and Ontario.

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

Communities near Chesley ...

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

• Orofino
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <6>
• Lapwai
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <6>
• Juliaetta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <6>
• Craigmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
  • Craigmont is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <6>
• Nezperce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
  • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <6>
• Winchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>
• Culdesac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <6>
• Kendrick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Kendrick is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <6>
• Peck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <6>
• Ferdinand
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <6>

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

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

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

Adding Chesley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesley 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 Chesley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Chesley post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/