Welcome to Chenowee ...

Chenowee is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chenowee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Chenowee is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chenowee: 606

Communities near Chenowee ...

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

• Jackson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Chenowee to Jackson
• Beattyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
• Campton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Campton
  • From Chenowee to Campton
• Booneville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
• Buckhorn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
• Athol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Lee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Athol
  • From Chenowee to Athol
• Frozen Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frozen Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
  • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frozen Creek
  • From Chenowee to Frozen Creek
• Jetts Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jetts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jetts Creek
  • From Chenowee to Jetts Creek
• Wolverine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wolverine
  • From Chenowee to Wolverine
• Lone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Lone is located in Lee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone
  • From Chenowee to Lone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chenowee ...

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

Adding Chenowee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chenowee 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 Chenowee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Chenowee in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Chenowee post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chenowee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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