Welcome to Chatham ...

The village of Chatham is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Chatham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chatham has a population of 1,631 people<3> (see below for details).

Chatham is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Chatham is located in the (518) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chatham had an population of 1,631 people. This is a decrease of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chatham had a population of 1,770 people. This makes Chatham the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,770 people, the population of Chatham has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,758 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chatham.

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Chatham ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Great Barrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Hudson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• Lee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Catskill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Ravena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <5>
• Coxsackie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <5>
• Stockbridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
• Valatie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatham. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chatham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham ...

Looking for more information about Chatham? 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 Chatham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chatham.

Adding Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chatham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/