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Welcome to Chestonia ...

Chestonia is located in Antrim County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chestonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

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

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

Area Code for Chestonia: 231

Communities near Chestonia ...

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

  • Boyne City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
  • Gaylord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Charlevoix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • East Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elk Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mancelona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bellaire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyne Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestonia ...

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

Adding Chestonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chestonia post office opened in 1876. The Chestonia post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chestonia.

Footnotes ...

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