Welcome to Chews ...

Chews is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chews, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Chews is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chews: 856

Communities near Chews ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• Camden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Hammonton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Yeadon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Gloucester City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Woodbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 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 Chews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chews.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chews ...

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

Adding Chews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chews 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 Chews was on a map titled Road Map for New Jersey (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chews.