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Welcome to Chenoweth ...

Chenoweth is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chenoweth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Chenoweth is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Chenoweth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chenoweth - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Chenoweth ...

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

  • Grove City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Court House
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • West Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • South Bloomfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Mount Sterling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Commercial Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • South Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chenoweth ...

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

Adding Chenoweth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chenoweth 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 Chenoweth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chenoweth post office opened in 1887. The Chenoweth post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chenoweth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chenoweth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/