Welcome to Chesapeake ...Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesapeake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850. Chesapeake is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Chesapeake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Chesapeake: 417 Communities Also Named Chesapeake ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Chesapeake - they are located in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chesapeake. Communities near Chesapeake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chesapeake.
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 Chesapeake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chesapeake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesapeake. See our Newspapers Page for Chesapeake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesapeake ...Looking for more information about Chesapeake? 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 Chesapeake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chesapeake. Adding Chesapeake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesapeake. Footnotes ...
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