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Welcome to Chenoa ...

Chenoa is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chenoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Chenoa is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Chenoa: 606

Communities Also Named Chenoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chenoa - they are located in Colorado and Illinois.

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

Communities near Chenoa ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Harrogate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
  • Barbourville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jellico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Minton Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Braden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Braden is located in Union County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
    • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
  • Capito
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Capito is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chenoa ...

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

Adding Chenoa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chenoa post office opened in 1894. The Chenoa post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chenoa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chenoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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