Welcome to Chesterfield ...

The town of Chesterfield is primarily located in Madison County<1>. A portion of Chesterfield extends into Delaware County.

The location of Chesterfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesterfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chesterfield has a population of 2,471 people<3> (see below for details).

Chesterfield is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Chesterfield lies within the (765) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesterfield had an population of 2,471 people. This is a decrease of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesterfield had a population of 2,547 people. This makes Chesterfield the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Chesterfield represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 170th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,547 people, the population of Chesterfield decreased 14.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,969 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chesterfield.

Communities Also Named Chesterfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Chesterfield - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Chesterfield ...

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

• Muncie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <5>
• Anderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <5>
• New Castle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Warsaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Yorktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <5>
• Elwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Pendleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <5>
• Fortville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Fortville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <5>
• Ingalls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Ingalls is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingalls <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 Chesterfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chesterfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesterfield ...

Looking for more information about Chesterfield? 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 Chesterfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chesterfield.

Adding Chesterfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chesterfield post office opened in 1848.

We also found Chesterfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesterfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesterfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov