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Welcome to Chandlerville ...

Chandlerville is located in Johnson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Chandlerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Chandlerville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Chandlerville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Chandlerville: (606)

Communities Also Named Chandlerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chandlerville - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Chandlerville ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prestonsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
    • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
  • Louisa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salyersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Gay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flatgap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
    • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
  • Lowmansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
    • Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
  • Nippa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
    • Nippa is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chandlerville ...

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

Adding Chandlerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chandlerville 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 Chandlerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chandlerville post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chandlerville.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chandlerville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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