Welcome to Chester Heights ...

Chester Heights is located in Westchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chester Heights: Chester Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Chester Heights is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Chester Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chester Heights - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Chester Heights ...

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

• New York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Jersey City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Stamford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <3>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 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 Chester Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chester Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chester Heights ...

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

Adding Chester Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chester Heights 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 Chester Heights was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester Heights.