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Welcome to Chesham ...

Chesham is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Chesham is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chesham: 603

Communities near Chesham ...

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

  • Keene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Winchendon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Swanzey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterborough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rindge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsborough has also been known as:
    • Hillsboro
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <3>
  • New Ipswich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaffrey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walpole
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesham ...

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

Adding Chesham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chesham post office opened in 1886. The Chesham post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesham.

Footnotes ...

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