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Welcome to Chester ...

So far, we found very little information about Chester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chester, please Contact Us.

Chester would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.


The location of Chester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Chester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

When the people of Chester referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Chesterite<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chester is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Chester was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Chester once stood is in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Chester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Chester: This one is located in Newton County and the other is located in Nodaway County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 47 communities that are also named Chester - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chester ...

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

  • Neosho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Monett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
    • Monett is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <6>
  • Cassville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <6>
  • Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarcoxie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
    • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <6>
  • Pierce City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in McDonald County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <6>
  • Purdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <6>
  • Diamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
    • Former names for Diamond:
    • Diamond Grove
    • Diamond Mill
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
  • Exeter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Chester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Chester post office opened in 1898.

We also found Chester on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Chester refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Chester may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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