Welcome to Chambers ...
So far, we found very little information about Chambers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chambers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chambers, please Contact Us.
Chambers would have been located within present day Burke County<2>.
The location of Chambers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chambers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chambers is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Chambers was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Chambers still existed, it would have been in the (828) area code.
Communities Also Named Chambers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Chambers - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chambers.
Communities near Chambers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chambers.
- Lenoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <5>
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <5>
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Long View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Granite Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <5>
- Valdese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
- Valdese is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <5>
- Gamewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
- Cajah's Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 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 Chambers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chambers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chambers. 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 Chambers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chambers. See our Newspapers Page for Chambers.
Adding Chambers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chambers 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 Chambers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chambers post office opened in 1881.
We also found Chambers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chambers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Chambers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Burke, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chambers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |