Welcome to South Chili ...

South Chili is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of South Chili has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Chili, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for South Chili: S. Chili

South Chili is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for South Chili: (585)

Communities near South Chili ...

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

• Rochester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Geneseo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• Brockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• East Rochester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Hilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <4>
• Fairport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Le Roy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Spencerport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Avon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Chili ...

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

Adding South Chili to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Chili post office opened in 1825.

We also found South Chili in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Chili.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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