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Welcome to Chatham Fields ...

Chatham Fields is located in Cook County<1>.

The pronunciation of Chatham Fields: CHAT-uhm<2>

Chatham Fields is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chatham Fields lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chatham Fields (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Chatham Fields ...

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

  • Chicago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
  • Orland Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham Fields ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Chatham Fields. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chatham Fields - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.