Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Chester came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Chester in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Chester. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Chester is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Chester:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Chester was listed as Chester Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Chester was listed as Chester Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Chester in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Chester for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Chester. See our Misc Page for Chester for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Chester:

Chester was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Chester as a scheduled stop:

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (train schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)

The National Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct National Limited (schedule from 1941). The National Limited travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Louis (MO)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chester: www.chestercity.com/

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

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