Welcome to Chichester ...

Chichester is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chichester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Chichester is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Chichester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Chichester, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Chichester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Chichester: This one is located in Ulster County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond New York, there are 3 communities that are also named Chichester - they are located in New Hampshire and Quebec.

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

Communities near Chichester ...

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

• Saugerties
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Margaretville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Tannersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Shandaken
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandaken
  • Shandaken is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shandaken <4>
• Willow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <4>
• Boiceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiceville
  • Boiceville is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiceville <4>
• Bushnellsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
  • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
• Spruceton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
  • Spruceton is located in Greene County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chichester ...

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

Adding Chichester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chichester post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chichester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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