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Welcome to Chatfield ...

Chatfield is located in Wasco County<1>.

Chatfield is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chatfield lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chatfield: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Chatfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Chatfield - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Manitoba, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Chatfield ...

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

  • The Dalles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • City of The Dalles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
  • Hood River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • White Salmon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bingen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <4>
  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County
  • Rowena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chenoweth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
    • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
  • Appleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatfield ...

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

Adding Chatfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chatfield 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 Chatfield was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chatfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Chatfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Chatfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.