Welcome to Chamberlain ...

Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chamberlain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Chamberlain is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Chamberlain: (269)

Communities Also Named Chamberlain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Chamberlain: This one is located in Saint Joseph County and the other is located in Kalamazoo County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 11 communities that are also named Chamberlain - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Maine (2), Minnesota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Chamberlain ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <3>
• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>
• Three Rivers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
• Dowagiac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <3>
• Vicksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <3>
• Paw Paw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <3>
• Constantine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
• Mattawan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
• Lawton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chamberlain ...

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

Adding Chamberlain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chamberlain post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamberlain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/