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Welcome to Chalkhill ...

Chalkhill is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalkhill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Chalkhill is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Chalkhill ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Connellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scottdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Masontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Perryopolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunbar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalkhill ...

Looking for more information about Chalkhill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chalkhill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chalkhill.

Adding Chalkhill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chalkhill post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalkhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chalkhill - 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/