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Welcome to Chevrolet ...

Chevrolet is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chevrolet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Chevrolet is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chevrolet: 606

Communities near Chevrolet ...

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

  • Alanthus Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Harlan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Wallins Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Baxter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chevrolet ...

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

Adding Chevrolet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chevrolet post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chevrolet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chevrolet - 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/