Welcome to Chester ...

Chester is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

When the people of Chester refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Chesterite<2>

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

Area Code for Chester: 606

Communities Also Named Chester ...

While we believe that this Chester is located in Mason County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Chester. Those communities are located in the following counties: Montgomery and Perry County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 47 communities that are also named Chester - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Adding Chester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Chester post office opened in 1880.

We also found Chester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Chester refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Chester may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/