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Welcome to Chatham Center ...

Chatham Center is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Chatham Center: Chatham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Chatham Cen., Chatham Cent. or Chatham Cntr.)

Chatham Center is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chatham Center: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Chatham Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chatham Center - they are located in Massachusetts and Ohio.

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

Communities near Chatham Center ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham Center ...

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

Adding Chatham Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chatham Center 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 Chatham Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Chatham Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chatham Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Chatham Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Chatham Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.