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Welcome to Chestnut ...

Chestnut is located in Johnson County<1>.

Chestnut is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Chestnut: 606

Communities Also Named Chestnut ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Chestnut - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Chestnut ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Louisa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kermit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richardson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richardson is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Chestnut - 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.