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Welcome to Chatham ...The village of Chatham is located in Sangamon County<1>. The location of Chatham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Chatham: CHAT-uhm<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chatham has a population of 13,027 people<4> (see below for details). Chatham is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Chatham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Chatham: (217) The ZIP code for Chatham: 62629<6> Websites for Chatham ...Official Website: www.chathamil.net/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chatham had an population of 13,027 people. This is an increase of 13.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.78% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Chatham had a population of 11,500 people (which is 5.81% of the total population of Sangamon County). This makes Chatham the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Chatham represents 0.09% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 202nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 11,500 people, the population of Chatham increased 33.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,583 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Chatham. Communities Also Named Chatham ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Chatham: This one is located in Sangamon County and the other is located in Cook County. Beyond Illinois, there are 26 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chatham. Communities near Chatham ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chatham.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chatham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chatham. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatham. See our Newspapers Page for Chatham. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham ...Looking for more information about Chatham? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Chatham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chatham. Adding Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chatham 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 Chatham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Chatham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Chatham: www.chathamil.net/ The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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