Welcome to Chiles ...

Chiles is located in Miami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chiles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Chiles is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chiles: 913

Communities Also Named Chiles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chiles - they are located in California (2) and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Chiles ...

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

• Overland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
• Olathe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olathe
  • From Chiles to Olathe
• Lenexa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lenexa
  • From Chiles to Lenexa
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Belton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belton
  • From Chiles to Belton
• Raymore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <3>
• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
• Spring Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
• Paola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Paola is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paola
  • From Chiles to Paola
• Peculiar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Peculiar is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peculiar
  • From Chiles to Peculiar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chiles ...

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

Adding Chiles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chiles 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 Chiles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chiles post office opened in 1891. The Chiles post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chiles.