Welcome to Chestnut Hill ...

Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Chestnut Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chestnut Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Chestnut Hill is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Chestnut Hill: (617) & (857)<4>

The ZIP code for Chestnut Hill: 02467<5>

Communities Also Named Chestnut Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Chestnut Hill - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut (2), Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Kentucky, Maryland (4), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (7), Tennessee (5), Virginia (5) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Chestnut Hill ...

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

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Somerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Chestnut Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chestnut Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Hill ...

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

Adding Chestnut Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chestnut Hill post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chestnut Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/