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Welcome to Chevy Chase Heights ...

Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chevy Chase Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Chevy Chase Heights: Chevy Chase Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Chevy Chase Heights is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Chevy Chase Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chevy Chase Heights.

  • Northern Cambria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Blairsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
  • Nanty Glo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Homer City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clymer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Avonmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saltsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
    • Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chevy Chase Heights ...

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

Adding Chevy Chase Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chevy Chase Heights 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 Chevy Chase Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chevy Chase Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chevy Chase Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.