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Welcome to West Chesterfield ...

West Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Chesterfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

West Chesterfield is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Chesterfield: 603

The ZIP code for West Chesterfield: 03466<3>

Communities Also Named West Chesterfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Chesterfield - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near West Chesterfield ...

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

  • Keene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Brattleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Swanzey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Winchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walpole
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hinsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellows Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Northfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 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 West Chesterfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Chesterfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Chesterfield ...

Looking for more information about West Chesterfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Chesterfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Chesterfield.

Adding West Chesterfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Chesterfield 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 West Chesterfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Chesterfield post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Chesterfield.

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 West Chesterfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Chesterfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Chesterfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/