Welcome to Chadds Ford Junction ...

Chadds Ford Junction is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Chadds Ford Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chadds Ford Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Chadds Ford Junction: Chadds Frd. Jct. (or less commonly used: Chadds Frd. Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Chadds Ford Junction for more information about variations on the name of Chadds Ford Junction.

Chadds Ford Junction is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Chadds Ford Junction: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities near Chadds Ford Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chadds Ford Junction.

• Wilmington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Darby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Collingdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chadds Ford Junction ...

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

Adding Chadds Ford Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chadds Ford Junction 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 Chadds Ford Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chadds Ford Junction post office opened in 1891.

We also found Chadds Ford Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chadds Ford Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/