Welcome to Chesbrough ...

Chesbrough is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesbrough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Chesbrough is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chesbrough lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chesbrough: 985

Communities near Chesbrough ...

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

• Amite City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <4>
• Franklinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Kentwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <4>
• Tangipahoa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
  • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <4>
• Tickfaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <4>
• Greensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Osyka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
  • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <4>
• Montpelier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesbrough ...

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

Adding Chesbrough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesbrough 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 Chesbrough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Chesbrough post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesbrough.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/