Welcome to Chadwell ...
So far, we found very little information about Chadwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chadwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chadwell, please Contact Us.
Chadwell would have been located within present day Clatsop County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chadwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chadwell is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Chadwell was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Chadwell was located: 503 & 971<4>
Communities near Chadwell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chadwell.
- Astoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gearhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ilwaco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tongue Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Svensen Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
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 Chadwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chadwell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chadwell. 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 Chadwell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chadwell. See our Newspapers Page for Chadwell.
Adding Chadwell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chadwell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chadwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chadwell post office opened in 1882. The Chadwell post office closed in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chadwell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chadwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clatsop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chadwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Chadwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Chadwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |